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Overall

Useful | 4

SALAWOU M

Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, Denmark
Economics, Graduate, University Agreement

Expenses

Main source of funding:

A private grant

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Other

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Overall leaving cost is lower in France than in Denmark. Also, being on campus has reduced the leaving cost during my stay.

Nightlife, Travel:

was the same price as at home.

Food, Telephone, Housing, Overall:

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

As cost-saving tips, only one simple advice: stay on campus as much as it is possible. You will save a lot on food, drinks, telephone bills. A cheaper supermaket is just 500m from the campus, do your shopping in Attac.

Useful | 2

Merete H

NHH, Bergen, Norway
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Government assistance

Other sources of funding:

Family
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't want/need to work

Personal spending habits

The price level in France is a bit lower than in Norway, so mostly everything felt somehow cheaper, though to a varying degree.

Telephone, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:

was the same price as at home.

Food, 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

If you study in France you might be eligible to a an accomodation support from the French authorities, the socalled CAF. Requires quite a bit of administrative work, but is worth it if you finally get it.

Useful | 0

anonymous

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Management Science, Undergraduate, CEMS

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Government assistance
An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I worked during my study abroad experience

Personal spending habits

- I travelled more than I would in a normal semester - I did more sight seeing - night life in Paris is more expensive in Vienna and since we needed a taxi to get back to campus (about 15 € per person per night) it was all in all more expensive

Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:

was more expensive than at home.

Food:

was the same price as 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

Through out the week it is easy to save money on food (mensa there is pretty cheap).

Useful | 4

anonymous

ISC - Budapest University of Economic Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

Expenses

Main source of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:

Family

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Because prices in France are much higher than in Hungary in every category

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

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

It was a very nice surprise that we didn't have to pay at all for text books, we received them all for free, before the classes. The best tip for cost-saving could be to share your room with a friend.

Useful | 0

Carmen S

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

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

The rent was higher than at home. Food in the cafeteria was cheap, the same applies to nightlife on campus (does not apply to Paris, Paris is really expensive).

Telephone, Housing, Travel, Overall:

was more expensive than at home.

Food:

was the same price as at home.

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

Open a bank account in France, then you can apply for the CAF, a financial housing support from the state.

Useful | 0

ercole m

Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy
Economics, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

travel: because I decided to travel in French and Holland...they were so near to me! nightlife: I didn't have too much ti study, so I preferred know very well "la ville lumière". food and telephone: because on campus there were special prices for students.

Nightlife, Travel, Overall:

was more expensive than at home.

Housing:

was the same price as at home.

Food, 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

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HEC Paris or École des Hautes Études Commerciales de Paris is a French Grande Ecole and one of the world's foremost business schools. It was established in 1881 by the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry. It has been consistently ranked the best business school in Europe by the Financial Times[1] since the ranking's inception. (Cf. Wikipedia)

Other names: HEC International Business School

Homepage: www.hec.fr/hec/fr/index.html

Phone: +33 1 39 67 70 00

Address: Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales, 1 rue de la Libération, 78351 Jouy en Josas Cedex, Paris, France

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