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Erland S
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife: 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
Cafe campus 24 open cafe at Cote de neiges. Carneval de Quebec!
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Erland S
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Because of lack of kitchen facilities
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Personal comments
Living in the dorms is a nice way of meeting people from many parts of the world, including the local population. The only disadvantage is the lack of kitchen facilities.
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Erland S
Languages
Language of instruction: French
Was learning French a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my French
How much did you improve your French?
My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
It was very interesting to learn the local dialect which differs from the french spoken in France.
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Erland S
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Other
Other sources of funding:
A private grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
phone and accomodation cheaper than in home country. I spent more on travel than usually because there were many things to see that were foreign to me.
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Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Overall, Food, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Housing, Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Erland S
Academic
Course recommendations
Was only allowed to choose two graduate courses out of ten. The others were under grad -- which was not enough challenging although good learning experiences.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
The exams are two short and are basically a mesure of how fast you write and how well you memorize. I suggest more time for exams and questions that require more creative thinking. The projects throughout the course were very time demanding, which teaches the student to work well under a lot of pressure -- however the projects were in many cases not technically advanced.
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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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Erland S
Overall
I wish I had known...
A better description of courses.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
In general very good work! Allow exchange graduate students to choose more than two graduate courses.
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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
Montreal is a great city. It is very multi-ethcnical and there is a rich bar/cafe/night life. Equally many people speak french as english. If you're going there you're in for a wonderful experience!
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