Reviews of Estonian Business School | Estonia

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willi r

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

How small a city of 400.000 people would feel for me...

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

1

Culture

3

Costs

1

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

2

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

don't take it too serious. they are private and proud about that, but neither the quality of classes nor things they are offering are better in anyway to other universities. And try to contact with people from other unis in tallinn quickly because there are much more and their esn offers much better activities and moreover a wider choice of those!

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

2

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

2

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

2

Advanced my studies & career

1

Final comments

Tallinn is a great starting point for traveling so if you're planning to visit Riga, Vilnius, Petersburg, Stockholm, Helsinki and so on, it's the perfect place! If you wish to stay in your host city most of the time you might get bored after some time! Consider this when deciding for/against studying in Tallinn!

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willi r

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

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

Overall

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willi r

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, 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: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations

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

Courses for international Students are being held in English, as most teachers mother tongue isn't English the language used wasn't difficult at all, but always seemed to be a little limited in expressions... but it was okay. I took some classes in estonian, but as it is really hard to learn and hardly anyone is speaking it (about 1 mio. people ;-) i put more effort in learning some russian (which is also offered by ebs) than estonian language!

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willi r

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I worked, but it was illegal/cash in hand work

Personal spending habits

Prices are a little bit lower when it comes to drinking in bars or restaurants. Prices in shops are pretty much the same as in austria, the only thinks that are noticeably cheaper are vodka and cigarettes.

Travel, Housing, Overall, Food:

was the same price as at home.

Telephone, Nightlife:

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

take care where you go to eat and drink, differences can be more than 200% !!!

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willi r

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: Dorm of uni Talllinn

Why?

Much cheaper than any apartment - prices in tallinn are crazy and international students are regularly ripped off! But getting a dorm-place might be hard if you are not at tallinn university... but give it a try!

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

EBS doesn't provide any dorm or similarities... they arrange apartments, but even so they are quite well located and big they seemed overpriced to me. Organizing housing on my self was a good joice for me and i would also recommend it to others!

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