Reviews of Université Panthéon-Sorbonne: Paris I | France

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lan S

Northeast Normal University, Chan Chun, China
Economics, Graduate, Erasmus

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 French a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my French

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations

How much did you improve your French?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

It's really a good op+portunity to learn some French and improve English in speaking, writing, listening and reading.

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lan S

Northeast Normal University, Chan Chun, China
Economics, Graduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

The courses what we chose are so limited. For example, I have studied mathematics and statistics in China and I got excellent grades on them but I have to choose some maths courses. And we only can choose 2 economics courses among 3 of the economics course. What I mean is we should be allowed to choose 3 economics courses plus 1 maths in stead of obliged to choose 2 economics plus 2 maths. In addition, the professors speak English with strong French accent.

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

Our international students are seperated from the native students in a small building, which has many inconvenient and disadvantage.

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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lan S

Northeast Normal University, Chan Chun, China
Economics, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:

Family

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Becase it's the difference between the developed counry and developing country.

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

was more expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

no significant finicial surprises because the tuition costs almost one-third of my grant.

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lan S

Northeast Normal University, Chan Chun, China
Economics, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

The culture. I was told Paris is one of the most romantic city. I'd like to know the life and the culture.

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

4

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

There is no a campus so I didn't know well about the university. But from the Professors who gave us lectures, I can say the Paris 1 has a high level academic background.

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

2

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

You can buy 10 tickets with 10.9 Euros including the metro and bus. Take the metro map any time in Paris because the complicated traffic systerm. Do not go shopping in the Galeries Lafayette where is so expensive :)

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lan S

Northeast Normal University, Chan Chun, China
Economics, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: CROUS which is charged of by the French government

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

Living around the university is convenient and safe

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

The accommodation in Paris was satisfictory because it's Paris. I paid no more than 300 Euros for a studio, where I have the private space. The quiet and clean enviroment is pretty nice for studing and sleeping. Even thought the reception do not speak English, I am pleased to live in CROUS.

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