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HEC Lausanne

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3.83 / 5 based on 109 reviews
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captain_iglo
Université du Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Informatics, Graduate, Independent
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I like to make the experience to be living on my own
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
none
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captain_iglo
Université du Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Informatics, Graduate, Independent
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: 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
none
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captain_iglo
Université du Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Informatics, Graduate, Independent
Academic
Course recommendations
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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
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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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captain_iglo
Université du Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Informatics, Graduate, Independent
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
I have no other coice, everything is expensive here!
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Food, Travel, Nightlife, Overall, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
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
theater costs 10€,a bus-card costs 30€/month etc... everything is very expensive!
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captain_iglo
Université du Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Informatics, Graduate, Independent
Languages
Language of instruction: French
Was learning French a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
It's not very easy to get in touch with the local students, but once you broke the ice, they are really nice people. I personally haven't had any language problems.
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captain_iglo
Université du Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Informatics, Graduate, Independent
Overall
I wish I had known...
It is really hard here! You have to learn like 5 hours/day! not very much free time left. But it is the best University you can possibly go to!
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
4
Culture
2
Costs
1
Activities
2
Campus life
2
Party / people
3
Weather / location
4
Personal recommendation
It's the best in Europe!
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
2
Traveled
2
Improved language skills
4
Met people from other countries
2
Became more independent
4
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
4
Final comments
You have to learn veeery much!
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