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Université de Savoie

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3.91 / 5 based on 133 reviews
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Urs K
TU Freiberg, Freiberg, Germany
Management Science, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
Charlies pub
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Urs K
TU Freiberg, Freiberg, Germany
Management Science, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Housing
Type of housing: room in a hotel
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
To meet more French students and to pay less money.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
Well, they didn't really know how to help all the foreign people.
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Urs K
TU Freiberg, Freiberg, Germany
Management Science, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
About 300 Euros more than at home.
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
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
Take as much as you can from your home country.
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Urs K
TU Freiberg, Freiberg, Germany
Management Science, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Academic
Course recommendations
Students should be better informed if a course doesn't take place
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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
More student parties
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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
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Urs K
TU Freiberg, Freiberg, Germany
Management Science, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Overall
I wish I had known...
That there can be strickes which block the university for weeks.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
3
Culture
3
Costs
1
Activities
2
Campus life
1
Party / people
1
Weather / location
2
Personal recommendation
There will be a lot of sensless homework.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
4
Traveled
3
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
4
Final comments
Enjoy the skeeing trips.
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Urs K
TU Freiberg, Freiberg, Germany
Management Science, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Languages
Language of instruction: French
Was learning French a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
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 realy learned a lot.
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