Reviews of East China Normal University | China

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Aurelien O

Université des Sciences et Technologie de Lille: Lille I, Lille, France
Materials Science, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Overall

I wish I had known...

If some people can speak english

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

1

Culture

4

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

2

Party / people

3

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

If you want to study there, you have to have good skills in chinese.

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

3

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

You can find easily somedy speak english if you have some problem to talk in chinese and to ask for a travel ticket or anything else.

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Aurelien O

Université des Sciences et Technologie de Lille: Lille I, Lille, France
Materials Science, Undergraduate, University Agreement

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

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Aurelien O

Université des Sciences et Technologie de Lille: Lille I, Lille, France
Materials Science, Undergraduate, 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 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: At ease in most situations

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

With students and teachers I spoke english but outside the campus I spoke chinese. In shanghai, it was difficult but in Beijing the people understand the Mandarin (Putonghua) more than Shanghai people. Because the dialect is different between chinese provinces.

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Aurelien O

Université des Sciences et Technologie de Lille: Lille I, Lille, France
Materials Science, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Government assistance

Other sources of funding:

Government assistance

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Telephone, Travel, Food, Nightlife, Overall, 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

You have to choose a good health insurance because foreign doctors are very expensive

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Aurelien O

Université des Sciences et Technologie de Lille: Lille I, Lille, France
Materials Science, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

Because I like to have my own cleaned and I like space. I like to be near the centre of the city.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

If you haven't enough money, it's better to live on the campus because it's cheap. You can meet some foreign students. But if you are far of you home country, you have to be near occidental people like you because the chinese culture is particular.

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Aurelien O

Université des Sciences et Technologie de Lille: Lille I, Lille, France
Materials Science, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Travel, Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

For bars and cafe, Hengshan Lu. Nanjing Lu for shopping. XuJiaHui for Technology. The Bund for the view of the Pearl Tower. For restaurants, everywhere, you can find.

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