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Aalborg Universitet (AUC)

408 reviews
3.86 / 5 based on 408 reviews
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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
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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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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.
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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
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.
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Overall, Food:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing, 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
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
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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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.
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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
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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
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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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