Reviews of Fachhochschule Solothurn Nordwestschweiz | Switzerland

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elisewester w

Hogeschool van Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

not alopt to chose from in english

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

more subjects in english

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

Overall

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JAVIER A

Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

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: Basic phrases
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: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

It was really hard at the beggining because of the other's people language level (much better than mine), but during the semester i improoved my level surprisingly, becomming fluent and the end of it.This was achieved with dairly self study of english as well as the university classes and social life.

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christophe b

Institut de Préparation à l'Administration et à la Gestion (IPAG Nice), Nice, France
Management Science, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: student tower (common kitchen and accomodations)

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: same place

Why?

Because it was a pretty good opportunity to meet different people and to share cultures

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

My housing experience was much more profitable to me than the university (even if the courses were very interesting). Profitable in human ressoures management and in various knowledge and knowhow

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christophe b

Institut de Préparation à l'Administration et à la Gestion (IPAG Nice), Nice, France
Management Science, Graduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Activities: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Concerning nightlife, do not miss swiss discotheque experien with a wide kind of music (especially disco and funk) place: Boiler in Aarau, especially for the "Disco Deluxe" parties

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ChulHwa J

Ajou University, Suwon, Korea, South
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

none

Work opportunities:

It was not legal for me to work

Personal spending habits

Switzerland is one of the most expensive countries in the world. Everything was too expensive to me so whenever I went to near neighboring countries like France, Germany, and the Netherlands I felt it is cheaper than Switzerland.

Nightlife, Telephone, Overall, Food, Housing, Travel:

was more expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

Everything is expensive. You should learn how to cook.