Reviews of Kyung Hee University | Korea, South

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Roger T

ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

none

Work opportunities:

It was not legal for me to work

Personal spending habits

Basically, life cost is less expensive.

Nightlife, Travel:

was the same price as at home.

Overall, Housing, 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

none

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Roger T

ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

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: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations

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

Most of korean people did not speak english, but at university half of students talked english and they wanted to communicate with me.

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Roger T

ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

Overall

I wish I had known...

Basic knowledge of the language.

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

4

Costs

1

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

2

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

It is a great opportunity to learn something different from Europe or USA with qualified professors.

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

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

Contact to someone who may pick up you in the airport, the other solution is to take a taxi (donnot take the black ones).

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Roger T

ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

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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Roger T

ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Nightlife, Travel: 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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Roger T

ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

My experience on campus was excellent, why do I have to change?

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

There were full of facilities in the residence complemented with facilities near campus.

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