Reviews of University of Science and Technology Manchester (UMIST) | United Kingdom

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mathisjeremy

ESTIT, Villeneuve d'ascq, France
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

more friendly to share a house with others students, especially english one, which is more practical to improve my english

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

nothing special because i had to find my accomodation on my own

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Miquel V

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Computer Science / IT, Graduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

Excellent reputation. UMIST is very good for technology courses.

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

Sometimes courses were too theoretical. More practical approaches could have been better to understand the concepts.

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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Delattre F

Skema Business School, Nice, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Permanent studies

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

Having lived in different countries has taught me to adapt quickly to teamwork situations with cultural differences with a maximum flexibility.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

Learn to live in new environments

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Sanson

KEDGE Business School, Bordeaux, France
Management Science, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Government assistance<br> An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

I spent less on food because I was living in a catered hall of residence (reason why in contrast, I paid a little bit more for accomodation than at home where I was living in a flat). I tried to make the most of this experience abroad so I went out more and travelled more than home. However, on a global scale, I spent far less than home.

Travel, Housing, Nightlife:

was more expensive than at home.

Telephone:

was the same price as at home.

Overall, 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

Books are very expensive and hardly available on normal loans (1 month) when needed: a way of saving money would be to spend time in the library to study there (books can be available on short loans i.e. 2 hours). It is a trade off between spending money and time in the library. The choice is up to you.

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