Reviews of Universität Basel | Switzerland

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Juan C

Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
Pharmacy, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Found University residence after 2months in a flat

Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

Because it gave me the chance to meet many other students and to practice the language with them, It's also a cheap option to live in the city center, normaly near the faculties and the resources are good.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

They didn't organice the housing for you which is pretty useful when you are a foreign student searching for a room from your country. But in the city there are a couple of good university residences as well as many students sharing flats.

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Juan C

Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
Pharmacy, Graduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: German

Was learning German a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my German

How much did you improve your German?

My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I experienced difficulties in the situations descrived above at the begining as I could speak just a bit of german. But I managed to learn the language pretty good and after some months I had no problem. The dialect in the german switzerland is really hard to understand but fortunatelly the academic language is the normal german and every german swiss can speak "high german" without any problem.

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Denise T

Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada
Philology, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Overall

I wish I had known...

Not really. The ups and downs were there to help me grow, so I prefer to look at surprises as quite beneficial.

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

2

Costs

2

Activities

2

Campus life

1

Party / people

1

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

The people you meet, the language you're surrounded by, the encouraging manner of instruction, the Rhine!

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

3

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

Basel is a small town, but one you'll fall in love with.

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Denise T

Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada
Philology, Undergraduate, University Agreement

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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I was so busy committing to my studies I did not have the chance to enroll in German courses. I know I wouldn't have acquire much in three months, though, so I was satisfied with getting used to hearing the language and the local dialect about me. It will certainly help me absorb the language easier if I decide to seriously take up the language some day.

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“Die älteste Uni der Schweiz”

Svetlana G

Poland,
Business Studies, 2011

Overall

Ich habe an der Uni Basel Wirtschaftswissenschaften und Kulturanthropologie studiert.
Im Fach Wirtschaftswissenschaften sind solche namhafte Dozenten, wie z.B. Prof. Dr. Manfred Bruhn beschäftigt, im Fach Kulturanthropologie wie Prof. Dr. Walter Leimgruber.
Kann ich nur wärmstens weiterempfehlen.

Pros

Doppelte Studiengänge

Cons

keine

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