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4.04 / 5 based on 139 reviews
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Konstantin P
Higher School of Economics, Saint-Petersburg (branch), Russia
Political Science, Graduate, Independent
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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
... well, studying Hungarian is something else. It's a hard language, and there is little time for it, since you get very busy with homework and different sorts of assignment. the good news is that you don't have to speak hungarian here. School is all in english; plus, a lot of people ouside of school can at least understand english (and sell you a beer in english as well :)
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Marjolein L
Overall
I wish I had known...
always apply for full grant! There's a fair chance you get it at CEU. I have been to modest and asked for 80% reduction of tuition fee only. Sure I could have gotten more.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
good courses, highly international, most students from Eastern Europe/former Soviet Union. Budapest great city to live, very dynamic, the whole region is changing rapidly. Just the place to be these days.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
Learn a Slavic language. Makes it much easier to get around in Central/Eastern Europe than Hungarian!
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Boriana
Overall
I wish I had known...
More about the educational system and requirements of West European and US Universities
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
The University celebrates its 10th anniversary. As member of the CEU alumni network I follow it's development and believe it becomes even better every year. A fellow student and friend recently wrote for the anniversary bulletin that CEU is the acronym for Challenging, Everlasting and Unique and I believe it could not be described better.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
The university is located now in Budapest, Hungary. You can contact it at: www.ceu.hu
CEU
Nador ut. 9
H-1051 Budapest
Hungary
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caroline m
University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
Law, International, Graduate, University Agreement
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Life outside the campus required quite some knowldge of the local langauge as Hungarian do not speak a lot of english, however the University made it easy for international students to get around by providing all the necessary information for living in Hungary and organised plenty of activities for the international students.
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anonymous
Expenses
Main source of funding:
A private grant
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Because Budapest is a much more expensive than any city in Romania. But then the stipend I got from CEU was much more than any salary in Romania.
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
No financial suprises. A cost-saving tip however would be: don't live in the dorm (on campus). It's much cheaper to rent a flat in the city and you are your own boss.
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Sabiha T
Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey
European Studies, Graduate, Independent
Overall
I wish I had known...
I wish I had more knowledge on housing and language.
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In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
It's a small university which gives you the chance to interact with the professors closely. Also there are lots of resources for research eg. open society archives.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
Budapest is a nice city, it is easy and cheap to travel around in Europe.
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