Reviews of Université Robert Schuman (Strasbourg III) | France

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pioggerella

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International Relations, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

I spent more money in travelling as I took to opportunity to visit the country hosting. I spent less for food as students could benefit from alot of reductions.

Travel:

was more expensive than at home.

Nightlife, Overall, Telephone:

was the same price as at home.

Housing, Food:

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

none

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pioggerella

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International Relations, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: French

Was learning French a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my French

How much did you improve your French?

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 greatly improved my skills. The language course for Erasmus students at the beginning of the year was particularly well organized and certainly enabled me to follow lessons and take notes immediately. After a year I was able to write essays and take oral exams without problems and acquired a great deal of technical vocabulary besides everyday knowledge words.

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pioggerella

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International Relations, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

That the campus accommodation was not so good.

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

4

Costs

1

Activities

2

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

Studying at IEP, expecially International Relations, is an excellent opportunity as in Strasburg you may also stay in close contact with the European Institutions.

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

2

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

2

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

Strasbourg is a lovely little town, but if you come from a big city after a while it gets a little too small, so plan to travel and visit the beautiful surroundings and the nearby Germany and Belgium. If you hate cloudy climates, don't go to Strasbourg !

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