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

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Beatrice M

EDHEC Business School, Lille, France
Business Studies, Graduate, Independent

Academic

Course recommendations

Marketing and strategy courses. I would never have thought that it could be so interesting, even though I already loved those subjects.

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

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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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Beatrice M

EDHEC Business School, Lille, France
Business Studies, Graduate, Independent

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: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

At universtiy, everyone spoke english, so there was no difficulty, but as soon as one stepped out of the campus, one entered a wholly different world, where one had absolutely no means of communication. It was a wonderful experience.

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Beatrice M

EDHEC Business School, Lille, France
Business Studies, Graduate, Independent

Overall

I wish I had known...

no

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

4

Costs

4

Activities

2

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

You should know that it's not a holiday camp, but the work is definitely worth it. It's the best school in India, and just talking, exchanging with so many bright people. It's a pleasure.

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

1

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

Don't go if you want to have fun, a filled nightlife ect. go if you want to discover a different culture and learn a lot.

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Beatrice M

EDHEC Business School, Lille, France
Business Studies, Graduate, Independent

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Personal savings

Other sources of funding:

A private grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Everything is so much less expensive! in three months stay, my everyday expenses were still below what I spend in one month in France

Nightlife, Telephone, Travel, Overall, Housing, 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

there is absolutely no need always to go for the most expensive hotels. Even if one is afraid of dirt and such, even cheaper places are usually well kept.

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