Reviews of Université Montesquieu - Bordeaux IV | France

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Mariana S

Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Law, European Community/EU, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:

Family

Work opportunities:

I didn't want/need to work

Personal spending habits

Food was much more cheaper if you cared about looking for cheapest supermarkets; telephone because i talked everyday with my family and the roaming is not that cheap; nightlife because i went out much more in bordeaux than i do in lisbon; travel i did less because train trips are really expensive in france.

Telephone, Nightlife:

was more expensive than at home.

Overall:

was the same price as at home.

Food, Housing, Travel:

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

There's a thing called CAF that will give around 35euros back monthly of the amount you pay for your room (if you are in campus of course)! that was a nice surprise!

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“Good and international university”

Louna L

Korea, South, Undergraduate
Marketing and Sales Management, 2022

Overall

As its name indicates, the University of Bordeaux is located in Bordeaux. It has several campuses and many different courses. The professors that I met were very pedagogical and always available for the students. It is also a very international university, with many partnerships all over the world, and it offers a lot of exchange opportunities to students.

Pros

International partnerships, free university

Cons

The main campus is not that modern

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anneleen m

Limburgs Universitair Centrum, Diepenbeek, Belgium
Financial Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

No, everything was just fine!

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

3

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

The university is rather small, but still its quite difficult to interact with the local students. On the other hand, there are lots of erasmus students. didn't like the french exam system, though.

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

4

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

buy the "12/25 card" if you want to travel a lot, it gives a reduction of 50% (SNCF, french railway)

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“If you’re an international student, consider another university.”

Greisbach

France, Undergraduate
, 2028

Overall

Perhaps there’s more accommodation for those exchanging a semester or a year. However, if you’re considering doing a French and English law course, lower your standards. If you think a B2 level is enough is a lie. You’ll have your TD teachers ridicule you for not having passed high school in France, the head of your course blame you for not having a high enough level and that it’s apart of your assessment. It’s all a sick joke of a university towards foreign international students, evidently amazing for national student but horrendous for international. There are the foreigner helpers, in retrospect their aid is limited. If I could do it all over again I would have never chosen this horrible university.

Pros

Nothing good about

Cons

Everything

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