Reviews of Institute of Technology, Sligo | Ireland

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Christoph T

Westsaechsische Hochschule Zwickau, Zwickau, Germany
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

No problems. Teachers react slightly annoyed when they realize that people have problems in understanding. It sometimes seems more important to them to get through with contents than making people understand. But most courses offer TUTORIAL lessons, that repeat everything in slow.

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Christoph T

Westsaechsische Hochschule Zwickau, Zwickau, Germany
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

Courses are not very demanding. They ask for alot of commitment (presentations, essays...) but are not really difficult. If you have the chance, choose a HONS Degree, not just the higher degree. I would do so, if I were to restart the Year...

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

Give some sense/meaning to Project Work... I mostly had the impression, it was just to keep people busy.. (when teachers are not really interested in the outcomes...)

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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Christoph T

Westsaechsische Hochschule Zwickau, Zwickau, Germany
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings<br> An ERASMUS grant<br> Other

Work opportunities:

I worked during my study abroad experience

Personal spending habits

Because everything is more expensive. Count an average +20%. Renting cars is OK in price (40/day), petrol is cheaper.

Housing, Overall, Nightlife, Food:

was more expensive than at home.

Telephone:

was the same price as at home.

Travel:

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

Non. Just believe the reviews and you wont experience surprises. Deposits are very common!!

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Christoph T

Westsaechsische Hochschule Zwickau, Zwickau, Germany
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

my motivation

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

3

Costs

4

Activities

3

Campus life

4

Party / people

3

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

Dont be afraid. If your English is OK (lets say you are in the upper half of your home universities course) you can also choose "normal" courses (instead of the international marketing course ONLY WITH ERASMUS PEOPLE!!! NO IRISH!!)

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

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Christoph T

Westsaechsische Hochschule Zwickau, Zwickau, Germany
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

I would choose Gateway Rentals, not Yeats Village. Same price but better facilities, better management, better location.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

Price ca. 80 Euro / week in all on campus accomodations. Paying in advance + large deposits. Housing itself is acceptable, but Irish Flatmates use to abuse the houses. They are (unfortunately mostly!) extremly messy and dirty. But there is internet and you dont have to care about anything like waste.

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