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Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Rennes

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4.18 / 5 based on 31 reviews
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Tamara G
Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
Political Science, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Nightlife, Activities, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
Place Saint Michel,everything is around.
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Tamara G
Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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?
Because it offers more independence and possibilities.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
The CROUs does not helptoomuch and does not check the offers so while looking for housing you can find many kinds of hosts.
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Tamara G
Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
Political Science, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: French
Was learning French a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my French
How much did you improve your French?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
We are given language courses througout the year. The best thing is to share activities with "local" students" and not to remain between Erasmus.
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Tamara G
Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
Political Science, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family<br> Personal savings<br> An ERASMUS grant<br> Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Because everything is more expensive. And at home I do not have to pay a rent or call my family.
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Overall, Travel, Housing, Nightlife, Telephone, Food:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
All the grants I was promised arrived very late.
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Tamara G
Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
Political Science, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
That is better not to remain between Erasmus and the French way of studying.
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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
4
Costs
3
Activities
1
Campus life
1
Party / people
1
Weather / location
1
Personal recommendation
To be open and to work hard. To particpate: theatre, sports,...
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
4
Traveled
3
Improved language skills
4
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
Mont Saint Michel and all the Britanny coast. Paris is not far away. Be on time to find a place to live, is quite hard.
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Tamara G
Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
Political Science, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
The 4emme année courses are the most interesting.
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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
Yes,more direct tuition to Erasmus students.
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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
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