Reviews of Fachhochschule beider Basel (FHBB) | Switzerland

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Kim N

Niels Brock Copenhagen Business College, Copenhagen, Denmark
Transport and Traffic Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

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

enjoying the cafés around the city, the annual school party was really great

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Kim N

Niels Brock Copenhagen Business College, Copenhagen, Denmark
Transport and Traffic Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: With a family

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

Because I want to live on my own

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

none

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Kim N

Niels Brock Copenhagen Business College, Copenhagen, Denmark
Transport and Traffic Studies, Graduate, 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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Kim N

Niels Brock Copenhagen Business College, Copenhagen, Denmark
Transport and Traffic Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: German

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning German a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my German

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your German?

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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I quickly delveloped my German, but it took some time to understand the Swissgerman

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Kim N

Niels Brock Copenhagen Business College, Copenhagen, Denmark
Transport and Traffic Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

that the social life at school was non excistent

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

3

Culture

4

Costs

1

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

3

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

Many nice people and openmindes aswell, great teachers with a good personality

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

2

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

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Kim N

Niels Brock Copenhagen Business College, Copenhagen, Denmark
Transport and Traffic Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Personal savings

Other sources of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I worked during my study abroad experience

Personal spending habits

I lived with a family member so I did not have to buy the daily groceries

Travel, Nightlife, Food, Telephone, Overall:

was more expensive than at home.

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

Take the tramps to Germany or France and buy your groceries, a lot cheaper there

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