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

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3.96 / 5 based on 182 reviews
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Marvas
University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Biochemistry, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
How nice it is to go to exchange.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
3
Culture
4
Costs
3
Activities
2
Campus life
2
Party / people
2
Weather / location
2
Personal recommendation
Quite nice. Well organised for a french uni. A good ESN-section, that is L'AERI don't forget to contact them.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
3
Traveled
4
Improved language skills
3
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
4
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
3
Final comments
Wonderful year, regardless of all the dicculties or due to them I felt great during and afterwards.
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Marvas
University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Biochemistry, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
Really low quality of lab courses, but some of the lectureres were good.
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My academic experiences
Quality of courses
Variety of courses
Access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Less teatcher dominated, more interactive and better quality lab courses would be good.
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Marvas
University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Biochemistry, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: French
Was learning French a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your French?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
I learnt a lot, but with more interaction with locals could have learnt a lot more.
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Marvas
University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Biochemistry, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Being so centrally located in Lille, it was very nice to travel a lot.
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Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone, Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Second-hand bedding
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
Get a bicycle. the distances are usually quite short.
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Marvas
University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Biochemistry, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
Everybody was there!
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
Well arrenged, best arranged aspect of their system for exchange students.
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Marvas
University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Biochemistry, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
none
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