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4.11 / 5 based on 141 reviews
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Olivier B
ESPEME, Lille, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Food, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Olivier B
ESPEME, Lille, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
To be more efficient in the administration ( especially for the Business school)
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Olivier B
ESPEME, Lille, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
To be fluent in English obviously.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
This is a growing university with a great staff and good facilities. I think, in one or two year, this University may be one of the best in England.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
To sum up, I had a great time in Newcastle, which is a student city with a great nightlife.
The courses have provided me another point of view of studies ( through doing a dissertation).
I advice everybody to enjoy this kind of experience
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Olivier B
ESPEME, Lille, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
At the beginning, I had some difficulties to understand the local people and sometime foreign people.
Indeed, in the area of Newcastle, locals speak with a strong english accent.
Now, i can understand them (mainly)
However, it would be better if the Uni would provide us english courses ( for sland, for instance)
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Olivier B
ESPEME, Lille, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Personal comments
The flat was clean and the kitchen was big. However, I had a lot of problems with the Internet wireless conexion.
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Olivier B
ESPEME, Lille, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
The best night club is the Blu bambu. If u want to meet foreign people such as french and spannish people, u can come to " the cooperage"
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