Reviews of Aalborg Universitet (AUC) | Denmark

Useful | 3

Gaël M

Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Brest, France
Computer Science / IT, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

There was not any bad surprises, I just got prepared before going to Aalborg.

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

4

Culture

3

Costs

1

Activities

3

Campus life

2

Party / people

3

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

The approach in project is pretty interesting because you really get involved in something not superficial when you can learn in a different way from your home university

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

2

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

3

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

nothing to add

Useful | 0

Gaël M

Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Brest, France
Computer Science / IT, Graduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

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

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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Gaël M

Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Brest, France
Computer Science / IT, Graduate, Erasmus

Languages

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 the local language

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)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I only spoke english in my university. Elsewhere I had the opportunity to speak a bit of danish.

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Gaël M

Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Brest, France
Computer Science / IT, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Government assistance

Other sources of funding:

Family<br> Personal savings<br> An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't want/need to work

Personal spending habits

Comparing to my home country I had to count around 10 % more to live.

Overall, Food:

was more expensive than at home.

Housing, Travel, Nightlife:

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

The main problem was that we had to pay 6 months of the rent for the apartement at the beggining of the year.

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Gaël M

Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Brest, France
Computer Science / IT, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

An apartement/house got the advantage to stay close to downtown. Maybe on the campus should be a good solution to stay close to university.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

It was clean, nice and confortable.

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Gaël M

Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Brest, France
Computer Science / IT, Graduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Nightlife, Activities: 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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