Reviews of Fachhochschule Solothurn Nordwestschweiz | Switzerland

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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

Nightlife, Travel: 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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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

Overall

I wish I had known...

I didn't realized that the weather was so cold! Moreover we have lived in a micro-climate part os Switzerland. Which means no sun between november and february!! Only frog and sommetimes snow!

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

3

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

2

Party / people

2

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

Do not change anything! I appreciated to study in a different way. Really interesting!

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

Do not forget to buy at the begining the half price card for travelling by train

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christophe b

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

Academic

Course recommendations

Third year courses were much more interesting than the others because of their international dimension

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

none

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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christophe b

Institut de Préparation à l'Administration et à la Gestion (IPAG Nice), Nice, France
Management Science, Graduate, 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: At ease in most situations
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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

My english has been improved in university, with local students and also with international students

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christophe b

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

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Food, Travel:

was more expensive than at home.

Housing, Telephone, Overall, Nightlife:

was the same price as at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

I went twice to a garage because of car's problems and I realized than prices were lower and, on the other hand, uality and services were better!

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