Reviews of Burgundy School of Business (BSB) | France

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xu h

Southeast University, Nanjing, China
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

Overall

I wish I had known...

I should have learnt some french before going.

In my opinion:

I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

4

Costs

3

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

4

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

Should continue to improve english programs

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

Became familiar with another culture

2

Traveled

4

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

3

Final comments

There are many holidays during a year. You can take your time to travel. But you must book your tickets far in advance, it could be a lot cheaper than don't. The same with accommodations, the earlier you book, the cheaper it could be.

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xu h

Southeast University, Nanjing, China
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

Academic

Course recommendations

There are many language courses, french, german, japanese,spanish...you can choose whatever you want

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

Courses are reletively short. They should manage more hours for each course.

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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xu h

Southeast University, Nanjing, China
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

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 French a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my French

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)

How much did you improve your French?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Very good opportunity to improve both english and french.

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xu h

Southeast University, Nanjing, China
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Because of exchange rate problems, I spend 3000 euros more than at home for nine months

Travel, Overall, Food, Housing:

was more expensive than at home.

Telephone, Nightlife:

was the same price as at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

At the beginning, you usually pay a lot more then expected, for items like all kinds of insurance, fees for "carte de sejour", sign for the telephone and internet....

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xu h

Southeast University, Nanjing, China
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: With a family

Why?

To improve my french.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

The price is very cheap. But have to share bathroom and kitchen. Students living there were friendly.

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xu h

Southeast University, Nanjing, China
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Activities: Takes place mostly outside 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

You can apply for a special passport in the city government hall for free. With this passport, you can get a reduction in cinemas, museums and theatres... You can also have free access to swimming pools and skating rink.

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