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Tartu Ülikool

51 reviews
4.17 / 5 based on 51 reviews
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guillaume l
Université de Poitiers, Poitiers, France
Education, Teacher Training, Graduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I prefer to have a flat it s more comfortable
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
I think it s pretty good but it seems to me difficult to share a little room with a room met for the whole year!
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guillaume l
Université de Poitiers, Poitiers, France
Education, Teacher Training, Graduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Travel, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
If you like to dance, let s go to the Atlantis, otherwise to eat a pancake i advice you to go to the Werner
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guillaume l
Université de Poitiers, Poitiers, France
Education, Teacher Training, Graduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
The famous baltic studies are disappointing, teacher are good but have hard time to express themselves in english. Too bad:(
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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
The teacher should improve their english
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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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guillaume l
Université de Poitiers, Poitiers, France
Education, Teacher Training, Graduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
just to see new culture
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In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
2
Culture
2
Costs
4
Activities
2
Campus life
2
Party / people
2
Weather / location
2
Personal recommendation
Don t come for the economics studies, they are not excellent. You have to come if you want to learn the finnish or the estonian language
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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
3
Became more independent
4
Partied a lot
3
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
4
Final comments
Estonia is not too expensive so you can come here easily and the life is interesting
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guillaume l
Université de Poitiers, Poitiers, France
Education, Teacher Training, Graduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family<br> An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
The life is cheaper in Estonia than in France, i spend more money about the phone because i call often my relatives in my home country
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Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Overall, Food, Nightlife, 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
Charges are not heavy, that s nice
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guillaume l
Université de Poitiers, Poitiers, France
Education, Teacher Training, Graduate, Erasmus
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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
How much did you improve your the local language?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Did not speak it
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
Estonian is not spread out enough to motivate me to learn it. I would rather to speak russian
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