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National University of Ireland, Maynooth (NUI)

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3.98 / 5 based on 70 reviews
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Yves D
Université de Rouen, Rouen, France
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
Maynooth has 2 main pubs, ROOST and BRADIES, good to meet with all your friends!!
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Yves D
Université de Rouen, Rouen, France
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
It's the best place to live in Maynooth
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
The campus accomodation is about 5 minutes away to the University, clean, living with Irish people was good experience!!
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Yves D
Université de Rouen, Rouen, France
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus
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
prices in Ireland are greater than in France, especially for food,
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Food, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
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
none
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Yves D
Université de Rouen, Rouen, France
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus
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
Overall
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Yves D
Université de Rouen, Rouen, France
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
the location, a bit far from dublin city center, no cinema,
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
3
Culture
3
Costs
1
Activities
3
Campus life
4
Party / people
4
Weather / location
2
Personal recommendation
a nice university in the countryside, a lot of foreign students, nice to live,
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
3
Traveled
3
Improved language skills
3
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
4
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
3
Advanced my studies & career
3
Final comments
I 've stayed 10 months, good experience, i travelled quite a lot around the country,
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Yves D
Université de Rouen, Rouen, France
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
no easy every day especially at the begining of the year, moreover, very hard accent, but i've get used to it fastly
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