Université des Sciences Humaines (Strasbourg II)

Ensure that you plan your year abroad carefully as regards courses, modules, etc. The same applies to your budget(perhaps even more so!) Think about getting a part-time job throughout the year so that you won't have trouble looking for jobs in the summmer if you intend to stay until September. To apply for jobs, it is best to arrive in the August before your year abroad. Overall, my year abroad experience was very challenging but very, very positive and I would recommend Strasbourg to anyone planning to study in France. Strasbourg is a very multi-national, multi-cultural city, where you'll make some of the greatest friendships and have the best time of your life.

Take the opportunity to use the train system to travel throughout Europe while you are there! Youth hostels and one-star hotels are inexpensive and give you a place to sleep. Get a good map of your host city so you can find where you want to go. Learn the bus/subway systems to get around.

Get a restau-U card straight away because it is cheap and practical to eat in them and get a carte de culture for cinema etc. Buy a second-hand bicycle because there are many bike routes all over the city and into the country. Also get a carte 12-25 for train travel.

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The food in Strasbourg is quite expensive, but there are the "R.U", Univertities resataurants all across the city, were you can eat for 15 FF.

Have some information about the country to visit, carry some local money and be careful.