Reviews of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) | China

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dvonier

Universität Witten-Herdecke, Witten, Germany
Banking, Graduate, Independent

Overall

I wish I had known...

It's really expensive!

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

4

Costs

1

Activities

3

Campus life

2

Party / people

2

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

Very good place to learn about Chinese and Asia Pacific Business

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

3

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

Just go there, join other exchange students and you'll have a good time.

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Sebastian M

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, ZAS

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

How much did you improve your English?

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

Sometimes difficult to book a trip, travel agencies are not really flexible and don't understand you quite often.

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Can E

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Other

Other sources of funding:

Family<br> Personal savings<br> Other

Work opportunities:

It was not legal for me to work

Personal spending habits

I travelled more than home and I went out more than at home.

Nightlife, Travel:

was more expensive than at home.

Overall:

was the same price as at home.

Food, Telephone, Housing:

was less expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

Going out can be expensive if you do it very often!

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Giulia T

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Family

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

in general is the live on campus relatively cheap, but outside everything is very expensive

Travel, Nightlife:

was more expensive than at home.

Overall:

was the same price as at home.

Housing, Telephone, Food:

was less expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

no, stay on campus!

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Gabriele F

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

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: Did not speak it
My level after: Did not speak it

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Did not speak it

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

instruction and courses no problem, but in the city it is sometimes very difficult to communicate

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Giulia T

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Housing

Type of housing: Student dormitoriy

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

easy to meet people, you have all the facilities that you need

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

the dormitory stay on campus was a great experience. it was a completely new building with seaview and great facilities, like tennis court, swimming pool around.

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