Reviews of Universität Freiburg (UNIVERSITé DE FRIBOURG) | Switzerland

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Thaisbcn

Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Economics, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Personal savings

Other sources of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I worked during my study abroad experience

Personal spending habits

Switzerland is a very expensive country... and more if you compare with my homeland. So, my budget was often very tigh, but for a student is easy to have good deals in transportation, sky resorts, food at the mensa etc...

Travel, Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Overall:

was more expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Second-hand bedding

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

none

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Thaisbcn

Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Economics, Graduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: French

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning French a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my French

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your French?

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

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Fribourg is just at the border between the French speaking and German Speaking aere. For me the election of Fribourg was in part because of this duality of languages. I could follow my courses in French and enjoy whithout pression my Deutch lessons. I think is a good option. The University is bilingual, every student has the option of choosing the language.

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Thaisbcn

Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Economics, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

Not really! Now I realize how great was my year at Fribourg, but it's true that when I first arrived I felt that the town was too quiet. You have to learn how to love Fribourg step by step.. it ends in a very deep feeling!

In my opinion:

I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

3

Costs

1

Activities

4

Campus life

3

Party / people

4

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

If you want to have a fully experience IN an University you should seriously consider to go to Fribourg. You will have a quiet atmosphere to study, a peaceful place to live, you can have amazing experiences in the mountains, claiming, trekking and skiing.. and have fun!

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

Switzerland is a small country so you can plan week-end trips and know very well all the territory. Paris is only at 5 hours with the TGV, Northern Italy is 4 hours... everything is close! In Wintertime you can not missed any of the sky resorts, or lakes .. nature is wild and close!

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Thaisbcn

Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Economics, Graduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

Very focus in Economics Theory, MacroEconomics, low level in Statistics or Econometrichs

My academic experiences

Quality of courses

Variety of courses

Access to resources

Interaction with teachers

Interaction with international students

Interaction with local students

Personal comments

none

My opinion of the university assessment

Exams at end of course

Exams throughout the course

Essays and/or projects at the end of course

Essays and/or projects throughout the course

Overall

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Thaisbcn

Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Economics, Graduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Student life dominates the city

Activities, Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

It will be very easy to find out were the right places are! don't worry about it! "Cafe Grand Place", "la Rose", "Grand Duc", and parties at the fraternities. Lots of small cafes at the close villages, Gruyeres...

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Thaisbcn

Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Economics, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

I was very lucky with my accomodation. You need to know that Fribourg is a very small city, full of students all year long, and students use to rent their appartment for 2 years at least.

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