Reviews of Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA) | India

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Lauri K

Helsinki School of Economics, Helsinki, Finland
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Some great cafe's near the university, and going out is very cheap. A big minus is that Ahmedabad doesn't allow alcohol, so no bars, plenty of coffee shops though.

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Lauri K

Helsinki School of Economics, Helsinki, Finland
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

Next to the study facilites, getting a house on the free market is not common for students, very cheap. On campus security and doctor.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

Very cheap for european standards, and has its own mess hall so no need for groceries, but also very dusty and noisy as the campus buildings are not very modern, nor air-conditioned. Also the chefs on the campus don't have a lot of variety in the foods offered. But good bargain for an exchange student.

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Lauri K

Helsinki School of Economics, Helsinki, Finland
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

Overall

I wish I had known...

India can be really chaotic, even for someone with prior exchange knowledge of developing countries in Asia. You need to be patient with inefficiency and beggars.

In my opinion:

I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

2

Costs

2

Activities

4

Campus life

2

Party / people

2

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

Great for open minded travellers with will to read alot and tolerance for extremes in service quality, conditions of living and likes to see developing market areas.

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

Superior students and professors, with plenty of options to travel after the semester with other exchange students. Cheap, but dull campus life. These together, you don't love the campus weeks but when on the road with your buddies or having a good lecture its worth the time.

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Lauri K

Helsinki School of Economics, Helsinki, Finland
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

Academic

Course recommendations

The professors are top notch in every course, and there are several vip-visitors (usually ex-IIMA students) that also give lectures.

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

It was more towards massive reading and not too much on interaction, you spent alot of time reading between lectures, sometimes unrealistical demands in that area.

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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Lauri K

Helsinki School of Economics, Helsinki, Finland
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: Did not speak it
My level after: Did not speak it

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

If you know English you will do fine in India. Of course local dialects of hindi are a plus, but you really don't need that in most situations.

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Lauri K

Helsinki School of Economics, Helsinki, Finland
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Government assistance

Other sources of funding:

Family<br> Personal savings

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

All areas of live, specially services, are dirt cheap compared to European standards.

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

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

Eating is very cheap on campus, and getting a hear cut literally cost 1/25th of home country price list. Local airlines are really cheap and fast way to save in overall travel costs.

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