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3.95 / 5 based on 93 reviews
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Miquel V
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
You don't party or travel that often when you are at Home. Manchester is plenty of parties every day and has excellent communications with the rest of England and Scotland.
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Travel, Overall, Telephone, Nightlife, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Food:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
The cheapest supermarket in my area was Aldi. Always remember to show your student card since you'll get discounts almost everywere (disco, movies, travel...)
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Sanson
Academic
Course recommendations
Avoid to take too many courses with essays to submit: it is a lot of work and all deadlines are generally at the same time.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
I prefer the system we have in my home university with a lot of projects and small pieces of work throughout the course on an individual or group basis: the weight of the final exam is less important.
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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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Bernd Z
Academic
Course recommendations
I took Human Resource Management and Marketing courses only, they were all of relatively good quality.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
From October 2004 the Manchester School of Management/UMIST will belong to the Manchester Business School/The University of Manchester. It will be one of the best universities in the UK, so it's worth going there.
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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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Gerlinde B
Overall
I wish I had known...
It's a shame that I went to this city so late! Should have done my whole studies there.0.
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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
It's quite nice. some courses are a bit annoying, but you have a huge choice at the beginning. Try to choose good courses, and try to find out from the local students beforehand how they are.
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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
Manchester is just in the right place - in the middle of the country. It's close to Scotland, Ireland, and even to the capital!
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Sanson
Overall
I wish I had known...
That I would enjoy it that much! Although I was looking to it, I was a little bit nervous and wondering whether I would like it. Now I definitely know it was worth it.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Do not let yourself be put off by the quantity of work. It is true that we had a lot to do, more than I heard other students from my school were doing in other exchange universities, but you can always find time to go out and travel. It is just a matter of managing your time and your work effort, and I became quite skilled at it!
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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
If you do not fear to leave your family, country, friends for going abroad and if you are ready to adapt to different habits and cultures, then go for it! I personly think the main point of being young and a student is to have the opportunity to meet different people, to live in different places and to experience different cultures.
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Bernd Z
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Manchester offers a huge variety of different clubs, bars etc. There are also a lot of concerts/gigs taking place. The following website is very useful for making your decision: www.manchester.com/ad
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