Reviews of Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) | China

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rick m

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Language, Undergraduate, Independent

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

All the rooms at the university have recently been renovated so there pretty nice now.

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rick m

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Language, Undergraduate, Independent

Languages

Language of instruction: Chinese

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning Chinese a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Chinese

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your Chinese?

My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

unsure my language level was already well above basic when I started at the school.

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Anna L

Universitat de Girona, Girona, Spain
Language, Graduate, Junior Managers Training Program between the European Commis

Overall

I wish I had known...

Lear how to use properly the chopsticks!

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

3

Culture

3

Costs

3

Activities

1

Campus life

1

Party / people

1

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

It´s ok! They are doing well! Maybe cut down a bit the prices for the foreign students! Finally we are students as well!

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

Get to know Chinese people. Only through them you get to know the real China!

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Anna L

Universitat de Girona, Girona, Spain
Language, Graduate, Junior Managers Training Program between the European Commis

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

The San li tun area. The surroundings of Beijing University (Beida).

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Saarah S

University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
History, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Academic

Course recommendations

Our courses were arranged by our professor, who has personal links there - so it probably wouldn't be the same unless you were from the University of Alberta. But the course subjects were fine - it was just that the professors obviously weren't very interested in us or our classes. The classes were basically a joke so that we could spend more time doing our own thing.

My academic experiences

Quality of courses

Variety of courses

Access to resources