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University of Technology, Sydney (UTS)

University of Technology, Sydney, PO Box 123, Broadway NSW 2007, Australia
4.03 / 5 based on 138 reviews.
Description:
UTS is one of Australia's largest and most respected universities. The three campuses - City, St Leonard's and Kuring-gai - are conveniently located and are easily accessible by public transport.


Programmes
Accreditations
93% of students recommend
138 reviews
Housing
3.8/5
All experiences (138)
Student life
4.6/5
5 stars (42)
Academic
4.0/5
4 stars (78)
Languages
4.2/5
3 stars (18)
Expenses
3.3/5
2 stars (0)
Overall
4.6/5
1 star (0)
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HOUSING    
by Sercan, Gazi Üniversitesi, Ankara, Turkey
Engineering, Computer, Erasmus
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: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Home university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why? I want to live the campus life... I wanna meet more friend in this shape...
Personal comments:
My university is best Public of Ankara univesity in the third university. The education is very very good. Every teacher is prof. or dr. teacher. Every body hot people. My university have all sport team and enter the all sport legue. My negative personal comment my university have much expancive the education school prize the other study part.
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STUDENT LIFE    
by Liouba, Reims Management School, Reims, France
Marketing and Sales Management, University Agreement
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
Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
There are plenty of pubs and clubs to go at night in the city and it really depends on people's tastes, restaurants in Glebe and in the Rocks are very nice. Some evets that have to be seen and/or participated in are the City to Surf and the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade.
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ACADEMIC    
by Andrea, Universität Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Marketing and Sales Management, University Agreement
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:
The level is not as high as in Switzerland, but you have to do much more. For every subject I had to submit an essay, work on a team-project with presentation and final exam.



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:
I did not have to many Australian students in my classes, as most of them did their graduate courses in the evening, while me and the other international students chose classes during day time.

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by Liouba, Reims Management School, Reims, France
Marketing and Sales Management, University Agreement
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
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Personal comments:
Even though I had a decent knowledge of English before comming to Australia, it has improved dramatically since I live in Sydney. The first weeks were obviously a bit hard because one needs time to ajust to the local accent, slang... At university it took also a couple of months to be completely comfortable with the fact that everything was in English. Indeed an international student has to cope with the difficulty of the class itself but also with language difficulties. Reading in a foreign language is something that takes a lot of time to improve because at first one has to read every single word to be able to have an understanding of the document but after a relatively long time one manages to improve and to quickly grab the main information out of a text to have a general understanding. I spent 2 years in Australia and I can really see an incredible improvement. Some people even ask me if I am local which is always a compliment.
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EXPENSES    
by Liouba, Reims Management School, Reims, France
Marketing and Sales Management, University Agreement
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:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits:
The food and everyday expenses are generally cheaper in Australia than in France. Housing is quite expensive in Sydney, it is more expensive than what I used to pay in Reims (France), however the prices for housing between Sydney and Paris are quite similar. Nightlife is much cheaper in Australia than in France but because it is cheaper and because there are only 12 hours of university a week (not including personnal study time and assignments) one ends up going out more and therefore spending more or less the same amount of money on nightlife than back home. I spent more on travel because being in Australia was a good opportunity to visit a lot of different places and because distances within Australia as well as between Australia and anywhere else in the world are very big.
Travel, Overall, Housing: was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Telephone: was the same price as at home.
Food: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
The first weeks in Australia are rather costly because bonds for accomodation have to be paid, at least some furniture to be bought, university books to be purchased... A lot of transactions are made in cash in Australia and therefore it is quite easy to run out of cash in the first weeks (as there is usually a withdrawal limit on credit and bank cards). So one tip is not only to take a bank card but also some cash (in American dollars or Euros) when coming to Australia.
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OVERALL    
by Liouba, Reims Management School, Reims, France
Marketing and Sales Management, University Agreement
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...
Not really, everything turned out to be very good. The only problem of Australia is its relative lack of culture as it is a very new country. However those are the kind of things one can only understand once he/she has experienced living in the country. Moreover it is only after spending a considerable amount of time in the country (one year or more) that one really starts to feel the need of something else than what is available in Australia.
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:
when going to UTS it is important to make friends at the orientation week because those friends are going to be yours for at least the rest of the semester. They are not only the one who you will go out with and who will make your experience of the country a very pleasant one but a lot of them will also be your study partners.



FINAL COMMENTS

There are plenty of things to do in Australia, plenty of amazing places to see. So make sure that if you come to Australia to study you allocate a bit of time for travelling there. Be ready to live in a completely multicultural city (especially if you come to Sydney) where it is somtimes hard to find a "real Australian". Don't be afraid of the Australian accent: it is a bit strange but everyone gets used to it, starts to love it and sometimes even picks it up.
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