Reviews of ISC - Budapest University of Economic Sciences | Hungary

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jennypiritta

Lunds Universitet, Lund, Sweden
Political Science, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

Relatively cheap and so much better than living on the campus...

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

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Personal comments

Strange that the university doesn't organize any accommodation but it's still relatively easy to find good flats with humane prices.

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Sharon M

Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

The flats are great and it is not hard at all to find something good at a good price.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

The land lord was great. The apartment had everything we needed including space! The prices are also great.

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Peter L

Helsinki School of Economics, Helsinki, Finland
Business Studies, Graduate, CEMS

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

There are lots of different places, to name a few: B7, Soho London and Piaf at Nagymezo Utca; Rio, Zöld Pardon and Buddha Beach during the summer by Danube and Living Room in Kossuth Lajos utca.

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kockelkoren

Tilburg University, Tilburg, Netherlands
Financial Management, 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: 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I studied Hungarian but it was very hard, I am able to say some basic words and sentences.

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“It was a valuable experience - would recoomend!”

Fanni S

Hungary, Undergraduate
Business Studies, 2020

Overall

It was a very nice period studying here. Was not that difficult, a lot of people were working 20-30 hours per week.

Pros

lot of materials, cheap

Cons

less pragramtic, old system

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Andreas L

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Graduate, 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: 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: Basic phrases
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

hungarian is a difficult language, but most of the hungarians speek german or english.

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