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University of Portsmouth

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4.09 / 5 based on 152 reviews
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marcelhomfort
KEDGE Business School, Talence, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
live in a house with house mate is really a good experience. It allows us to a a big house for affordable prices.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
I could not have found better accomodation. It is a really big house fully furnished, in a quiet area.
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marcelhomfort
KEDGE Business School, Talence, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
The Union (the campus nightclub) and other small bars and night club
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marcelhomfort
KEDGE Business School, Talence, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
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Food, Housing, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
none
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marcelhomfort
KEDGE Business School, Talence, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
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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
none
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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
Overall
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marcelhomfort
KEDGE Business School, Talence, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
that life here was much more expensive than in france...
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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
4
Culture
4
Costs
2
Activities
2
Campus life
3
Party / people
3
Weather / location
1
Personal recommendation
if you want to meet international student this university is made for you.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
3
Traveled
3
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
4
Final comments
be careful when you want to come back home because there is a huge demand of everybody.. and if you want to be sure of comming back home, do it in advance!
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marcelhomfort
KEDGE Business School, Talence, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
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 can handle serveral conversation, but i not feel really confortable with to precise subjects.(sciences in general ,and other subjects)
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