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Université des Sciences et Technologie de Lille: Lille I (USTL)

USTL, International Relations Office, Bâtiment A3, Cité Scientifique, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France, Lille
3.62 / 5 based on 114 reviews.
Description:
The University of Lille was founded in 1562 by the Spanish and became French in 1667. Louis PASTEUR became the Science Faculty's first Dean in 1854, which was to become the "USTL" in 1971, located in the campus in Villeneuve d'Ascq.
The USTL is a public university directed by a President, elected for five years by different university Management Committees. He is advised by a 20 member management team who are responsible for the USTL's activities. The final decisions are made by three committees: the Administration Committee, the Scientific Committee and the Committee of Studies and University life.


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78% of students recommend
114 reviews
Housing
3.3/5
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3.6/5
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Academic
3.5/5
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Languages
3.9/5
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Expenses
3.7/5
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Overall
4.2/5
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“Get the reimburesemnt for your housing by C.A.F. Lille is close to a lot of nice destinations,I visited the whole Belgium;Brugges,Gent,Brussels..,Netherlands,it was also only an hour from Paris,hour and half to London,two hours to Köln am Rhein.Perfect place to do travelling;-)” Read Review
xmisd03, Slovakia

Université des Sciences et Technologie de Lille: Lille I review by diana

Review by diana, University of Economics Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
Economics, University Agreement
HOUSING    
Personal assessment
Cost
KEY:
Couldn't have asked for more.
Pretty good.
Could've been better, but didn't lessen the overall experience.
Disappointing.
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why? to live in the center and not to have to take the metro which only functioned until midnight
Personal comments:
It had both advantages and disadvantages,living in the students' dormitory allowed us to get to know a lot of people but we were far from the city, there was nothing in the campus, neither grocery stores,nor bars or newspaper stands
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STUDENT LIFE    
Personal social experience
Activities
KEY:
Amazing! Hardly had time to study.
Plenty to do when I had the time.
So-so.
Did not get involved.
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Describe host city: Student life dominates the city
Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
As I said,the last metro was leaving the town at midnight,so if we wanted to stay out later,we had to wait until the morning or take the taxi,which is pretty expensive in France.However,I liked the bars at the rue Solferino,but after so much time I forgot their names.Anyway,each visit I had from my home country,I took to the bakery PAUL at Grande Place.
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ACADEMIC       2.0 / 5
My academic experiences
Quality of courses
KEY:
Fantastic.
Pretty good.
Could've been a bit better.
Disappointing.
Variety of courses
Availability/access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with other international students
Interaction with local students
Course recommendations:
Too theorethical,we were studying at an advanced level with 1st year Phd. students.The classes of macroeconomics,microeconomics and econometrics were too mathemathical and did not provide us with the insight we were expecting.



My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
KEY:
Liked it.
It was alright.
A bit annoying.
Didn't like it.
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course.
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall
Personal comments:
The whole programm is a Joint European Studies Programme. That is why we were moving each trimester from one University to the other.However,there were around twenty of us and during the 1st trimester we were divided into two groups.One studying in Staffordshire (UK) and ours in Lille.We would have preferred the courses to be unified for both terms, as our group studied something completely different than the one in the UK.Even though, the course names were exactly the same.

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Language difficulties
Social
KEY:
No problems.
I coped pretty well.
Sometimes it was difficult.
It was a constant struggle.
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Language of instruction: English
Local language was: Different than language of instruction.
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Was learning French a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my French
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
How much did you improve your French?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Personal comments:
All of the academic life ocurred in English.However,to get through in everyday situations,French was really essential.I've been to France before so I mastered it already well at the arrival.
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EXPENSES    
The accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
KEY:
Very easy.
Minimal effort.
Accessible but required effort.
Almost impossible.
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits:
Definitely more,Slovakia's price level is at 50% of that in France.
Food, Travel, Overall, Housing: was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife: was the same price as at home.
Telephone: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
I wasn't surprised as I've travelled a lot before,I got used to different costs in the western Europe.
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OVERALL    
Important to choosing this university...
Academic reasons
KEY:
Very Important.
Important.
Not really important.
Unimportant.
Culture
Costs
Activities
Campus life
Party / people
Weather / Location
I wish I had known...
I would have probably chosen the University in the UK if I were to apply again for this programm.
In my opinion:
Most people loved it.



During my experience abroad, I ...
Became familiar with another culture
KEY:
Happened all the time.
Happened quite a lot.
Happened a bit.
Didn't happen.
Traveled
Improved language skills
Met people from other countries
Became more independent
Partied a lot
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies/career
Personal recommendation:
Be prepared for a lot of math!



FINAL COMMENTS

Get the reimburesemnt for your housing by C.A.F. Lille is close to a lot of nice destinations,I visited the whole Belgium;Brugges,Gent,Brussels..,Netherlands,it was also only an hour from Paris,hour and half to London,two hours to Köln am Rhein.Perfect place to do travelling;-)
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