Reviews of American University in Bulgaria (AUBG) | Bulgaria

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Beth O

University of Georgia, Athens, United States
International Relations, Undergraduate, Independent

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Travel, Activities, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

"Underground" is the nightclub not to be missed. "Swing" is a cute, jazzy restaurant. "Old Dublin" has the largest variety of foods, while "The Irish Pub" is the ideal place to cry over an ex-boyfriend/girlfriend.

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Florentina F

Randolph Macon Woman's College, Lynchburg, United States
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Full time Enrollment

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I improved my English and French language skills as well as learned the host country language- Bulgarian and practiced my Russian with my collegues from the former USSR countries that obtained scholarships at AUBG

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Beth O

University of Georgia, Athens, United States
International Relations, Undergraduate, Independent

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

Living with the other students from different countries (Uzbekistan, Mongolia, Moldova, etc.) was priceless.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

I lived in a former communist hotel that was over an all night disco. Very interesting,.

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“Good university, but not popular”

Stoyan G

Bulgaria, Undergraduate
Financial Management, 2020

Overall

The professors are great, they come from different countries. The base is modern and there is nice equipment in the buildings. The studying methods are according to the American system.

Pros

World level education, great professors (most of them), international environment

Cons

Too expensive for the Bulgarian standards, unrecognised abroad and among employers

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Beth O

University of Georgia, Athens, United States
International Relations, Undergraduate, Independent

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

No, it wasn't.

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I learned that I was able to easily adapt to the host langauge, but wish that I had taken a formal course in the language opnce I got there.

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Edward A

The City University of New York, New York City, United States
Archaeology, Undergraduate, Archeaology excavation provided by Brooklyn College in colla

Academic

Course recommendations

I was in the region to study one course, so I did not have the pleasure to study at the University. The excavation there is lacking an educational structure. The professor in charge was more interested in "working" the students, but not educating them.

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

Yes. It would be more advantageous if the professors and coordinators were more willing to teach the students, and make the excavation more interesting. For example, it was exciting to uncover artifacts from the Byzantine era, but without a historical perspective, the finds lacked relevence.

My opinion of the university assessment

Exams at end of course