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University of Economics Prague (VSE)

Vysoká Skola Ekonomická, Nám Winstona Churchilla 4, 13067 Praha 3, Czech Republic, Prague
4.09 / 5 based on 216 reviews.
Description:
The main university buildings are located on Winston Churchill Square in the Zizkov quarter, close to the Main Station and the city center. The University rectorate and most of the departments are located in these buildings. Most of the lectures and seminars are given here. There is a large student self-service restaurant, two cafeterias, the S-Club bar and small food store available. The central university library with study rooms is also located here.


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93% of students recommend
216 reviews
Housing
3.7/5
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4.5/5
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Academic
3.7/5
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Languages
4.1/5
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4.4/5
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Overall
4.4/5
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Review by Armin, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Erasmus
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: dormitory
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Personal comments:
It was not really good, because I shared my really small appartement with seven other people, it was really little space to live there
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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: Students equally interact with the local and student community
Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal comments:
Best cafe in prague is cafe Louvre, in prague they have a lot of sport events like football or ice hockey, i strongly recommend to visit the sport events, and just sightseeing might also be a good idea
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ACADEMIC    
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:



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:
none

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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?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
Was learning the local language a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my knowledge
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations
How much did you improve your local language?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Personal comments:
I mean at the beginning it was really difficult to speak czech with the locals, but after some time I got used to it, and I was able to understand them, and now in the last three weeks I was able to speak quite well czech
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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:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits:
because prague is really cheap if you compare it to austria
Food, Travel, Nightlife, Overall, Telephone, Housing: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
none
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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...
mabe about the housing
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!



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:
they should improve their english skills, and they should also offer some classes in czech for foreign students



FINAL COMMENTS

travel trips are: cesky krumlov, ceske budejovice, pilsen, ostrava, olomouc,
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