Reviews of Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussees (ENPC) | France

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Fabio C

Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Engineering, Graduate, University Agreement

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Government assistance

Other sources of funding:

Family

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Because in Brazil I did not have my own source of money and the same opportunities to spend as in France (travelling and going out more).

Overall, Travel, Telephone, Food, Nightlife, Housing:

was more expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

No, I knew life in Paris is more expensive than life in Sao Paulo.

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Fabio C

Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Engineering, Graduate, University Agreement

Academic

Course recommendations

All courses can be chosen regarding students' needs

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

Some students didn't have at the beggining a good French level to attend classes. Maybe this should be improve by stimulating students to study more French language before

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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Fabio C

Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Engineering, Graduate, University Agreement

Overall

I wish I had known...

Maybe speaking a better French that I had when I arrived and being more talkative at the beggining with French people even if my French was not perfect.

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

4

Costs

2

Activities

4

Campus life

3

Party / people

4

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

Try to speak with everybody, no matter which French language level you have.

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

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

4

Final comments

We have lots of holidays in France so it is a good idea try to save some money to travel in France and around Europe (if it is your first time like me).

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