Reviews of HEC Lausanne | Switzerland

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Xia J

Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA), Nanjing, China
Financial Management, Graduate, Independent

Overall

I wish I had known...

learn French well:-)

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

4

Culture

4

Costs

4

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

course schedule and workload are really tough but challenging:-)

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

It is definitly worthwhile to travel in this country!

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Xia J

Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA), Nanjing, China
Financial Management, Graduate, Independent

Academic

Course recommendations

satisfying

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

sometimes a bit too intensive:-)

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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Xia J

Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA), Nanjing, China
Financial Management, Graduate, Independent

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: No problems in any areas (including slang)

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

The host city is not quite international in all. But luckily there are smany international students.

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Xia J

Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA), Nanjing, China
Financial Management, Graduate, Independent

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

living standard is quite high here

Telephone, Housing, Overall, Food, Travel:

was more expensive than at home.

Nightlife:

was the same price as at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

no surprises

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Xia J

Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA), Nanjing, China
Financial Management, Graduate, Independent

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

private space

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

pretty good

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Xia J

Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA), Nanjing, China
Financial Management, Graduate, Independent

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

BANANA--the student cafeteria

HEC Lausanne

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