Reviews of Université de Lausanne (UNIL) | Switzerland

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Kristel G

University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Language, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

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

Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Lots of great places, loved the 13eme siecle

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Kristel G

University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Language, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Housing

Type of housing: student accommodation

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: Cedres

Why?

There is a great open atmosphere amongst all the international students and the location is just about perfect

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

There is a shortage of student accommodation in lausanne, arrange accommodation early

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Kristel G

University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Language, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

A private grant

Work opportunities:

It was not legal for me to work

Personal spending habits

cost of living is much higher in switzerland than in Australia

Telephone, Nightlife, Travel, Food, 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,

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Kristel G

University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Language, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Academic

Course recommendations

Seemed to have more work to do back home in australia

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

No

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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Kristel G

University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Language, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Overall

I wish I had known...

that this was going to be a fantastic experience

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

3

Costs

3

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

I would recommend all students interested in learning French to come here.

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

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

The wide range of activities availiable to students was amazing. I would recommend getting involved in the Xchange program while over there

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Kristel G

University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Language, Undergraduate, University Agreement

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

How much did you improve your the local language?

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 learnt alot in Swtizerland and was able to use my skills that I learnt in the classroom in a variety of situations. It was very fulfilling to see the improvements over a short period of time

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