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4.21 / 5 based on 25 reviews
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Juan C
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant<br>
A private grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
I spent more in food because it's more expensive in switzerland than in spain. Telephone was cheaper. In spain I live with my family so I don't spend anything in housing. Nightlife is more expensive in switzerland. And I travelled more in switzerland than I usually do in spain.
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Nightlife, Housing, Food, Overall, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
The best is to ask other students where they usually go out at nights to save some money. The chepest supermarkets are the migros ones. They even have a really cheap mobile phone company.
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Juan C
Academic
Course recommendations
I studied Pharmacy. I loved the practical course about Drug design. Molecular modeling and Molekularwirkstoffmechanismen are 2 very speial courses in thin Faculty. The teacher are very good.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
There are really few exchange students.
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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...
I wish I had had the chance to contact an exchange student who had this experience in Basel.
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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
Personal recommendation
I would definitely recomend it. In my field of studies (pharmacy) they are really good. It's not easy at all but you'll learn much more than any other erasmus and in my opinion the experiece includes fun and academically it's very stimulating too.
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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
Switzerland is really well located to travel. Within switzerland you'll find thousands of places to visit. Skiing resources are famous in the country. Buy the 50% discount abonement for trains.
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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
Administrative / Institutional
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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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.
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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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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife, Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
The bar rouge is a very special bar on the top of the highest building of basel. A bit posh but you can't miss it at least once. The Herbstmesse as well as the art fair are just a couple of the many remarkable events in the city. Basel is full of museums you need to visit. In the tourist information point they can provide you with a leaflet of around 30 museums in Basel. I love the Beyeler Foundation and the Tinguely museum. Swimming in the Rhein river is a must.
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