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University of Port Elizabeth (UPE)
University of Port Elizabeth, PO Box 1600, Summerstrand, Port Elizabeth 6000, South Africa
4.43 / 5 based on 12 reviews.
100% of students recommend
12 reviews
12 reviews of University of Port Elizabeth
HOUSING
by Agne, The Aarhus School of Business, Arhus, Denmark
Business Studies, Independent
Personal assessment
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why? some of the campus' rules are stupid and limit the freedom of choice to socialize
Personal comments:
none This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
STUDENT LIFE
by Agne, The Aarhus School of Business, Arhus, Denmark
Business Studies, Independent
Personal social experience
Describe host city: Student life dominates the city
Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment Personal comments:
"Club Here", "Friends"... there is a nice basketball court at the "King's Beach", lot's of places to play pool. there is a fleemarket every sunday by the "King's Beach", where you can find lots of African stuff. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
ACADEMIC
by Agne, The Aarhus School of Business, Arhus, Denmark
Business Studies, Independent
My academic experiences
Course recommendations:
be carefull when choosing Management Accounting (RK 302), it requires a lot of work and is difficult. if you are interested in Marketing, i would suggest International Marketing and Management Strategy (EBM 305). though it requires quite a bit of work, it's very interesting and the professor is very good
My opinion of the university assessment
Personal comments:
students at the university are responsible for their actions, so i don't think their absents should be marked and it's their own responsibility to do the homework or not. that is what they should change i think This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by Agne, The Aarhus School of Business, Arhus, Denmark
Business Studies, Independent
Language difficulties
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't. Personal comments:
there is no problems communicating with professors and other students if you speak English. some of the people from the townships might not speak English, but it's not so often you can meet them either, so most of the time i felt comfortable about the language This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
EXPENSES
by Agne, The Aarhus School of Business, Arhus, Denmark
Business Studies, Independent
The accessibility of student needs
Main source of funding:
Government assistance Other sources of funding:
Personal savings Government assistance Freemover grant Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience Personal spending habits:
the food is cheaper, especially if you eat out; it is more expensive to talk on the phone; the housing is cheeper; it's cheeper to go out, so therefore you can spend more:); i tried to see as much as i can, so i travelled a lot, because maybe it was my only opportunity to visit SA Travel, Telephone: was more expensive than at home. Nightlife, Overall: was the same price as at home. Food, Housing: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
it takes too long to transffer money to the South African account from the one abroad, so better have your own credit card, because you can pay with it almost everywhere as well as cash out This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
OVERALL
by Agne, The Aarhus School of Business, Arhus, Denmark
Business Studies, Independent
Important to choosing this university...
I wish I had known...
not really. i liked all the experiences i had, doesn't matter if they were bad or good, they thought me something i don't regret knowing In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
During my experience abroad, I ...
Personal recommendation:
organize a bit more activities for the international students. they need a big administrative system change in the whole university too (it would take too long to explain everything) FINAL COMMENTS
it's a great country, so try to take as much as you can by traveling, trying to know natives and help them to develop (at the townships). don't go to the areas you are told not to, so you can avoid the trouble. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
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Couldn't have asked for more.
Pretty good.
Could've been better, but didn't lessen the overall experience.
Disappointing.
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Important.
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