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4.10 / 5 based on 90 reviews
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Because the appartment provided to us was very good, close to university, next to all the restaurants. and most exchange studnts lived in the same block, we had access to a swimmingpool and a small gym.
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Personal comments
it was very good and helpful that the university helped us with finding the appartment, and that all of us lived so close to each other. they really took care of our living.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Discos were very expensive. so we hang out in the Mandarin Oriental bar and disco.
The waterfront area is very nice and packed with bars, jazzclub...
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Academic
Course recommendations
you must be prepared for project work, which has to be done in every course. working with goups is not always easy there, but goes ok.
You have to also e prepared to study a lot for term papers etc...
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
maybe a few less projects would be enough.
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
no recommendation
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
Try to travel a bit, especially to the mainland China, which is very different from Macau or Hong Kong. Hong Kong is definitely also worth a visit. very impressive.
Be patient when you come to this country and open for new things!
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
The nightlife is very expensive in Macau, beer or entrance to a club is triple as expensive, at least!
Since I only called over the Internet, I spend asically nothing on telephone.
Since I wanted to see a lot in China, I travelled a lot, while at home I would never travel during my studies to far away places. But once you are in Asia you have to use the opportunities of getting really to know the country and the culture etc...
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Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Yes, I faced problems with my bank card from home (which only works on some dispensers), and also sometimes with my creditcard. but in general you can use masterard or visa at every dispenser in Macau. I would say it is not worth to get a bank account there.
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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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
In the university I didnt face real prolems regarding the language, since I am ver fluent and used to English as my first language anyway.
But it was often difficult to listen to the Chinese students during presentations or groupwork. the language knowledge of the teachers are good.
In the social life it was no problem with speaking english- since i mainly was only with exchange students.
The everyday life is difficult due to the language, as nobody in restaurants, taxis etc understands english. that is sometims really annoying.
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