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Benedicte G
ESC Clermont, Clermont-Ferrand, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
none
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Benedicte G
ESC Clermont, Clermont-Ferrand, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Free to do what i want, whenever i want.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
none
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Benedicte G
ESC Clermont, Clermont-Ferrand, 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
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Benedicte G
ESC Clermont, Clermont-Ferrand, 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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
Pretty hard at the beginning to understand the irish accent and the slang... but then, everything was doing well.
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Benedicte G
ESC Clermont, Clermont-Ferrand, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
nothing!
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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
2
Activities
3
Campus life
2
Party / people
4
Weather / location
4
Personal recommendation
Get involved in the student social life by joining a sport club...
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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
4
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
Many places to discover! a very interesting culture with nice music, nice atmosphere and nice PUBS!!!
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Benedicte G
ESC Clermont, Clermont-Ferrand, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
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Telephone, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food:
was the same price as at home.
Housing:
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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