Reviews of Keio University | Japan

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Michael M

Stockholm School of Economics, Stockholm, Sweden
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

Housing

Type of housing: With a family

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: With a family

Why?

I think that staying in a host family gives you a lot of advantages, especially if you go to a country such as Japan, where there are lots of cultural differences compared to Europe. Had I not stayed in a host family, I wouldn't have learned as much Japanese as I did in the same time period.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

The accomodation at the Keio Business School were also great, and most of my friends stayed there. But still, I recommend others to try to find a host family, as it gives you a key to the Japanese culture.

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Michael M

Stockholm School of Economics, Stockholm, Sweden
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

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

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

I love hanging out in Harajuku, Aoyama, Shibuya and Shimo-Kita for nightlife. When it comes to travel, I highly recommend Kyoto, Nara and Osaka.

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Michael M

Stockholm School of Economics, Stockholm, Sweden
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

Academic

Course recommendations

All the courses I attended were really good.

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

No.

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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Michael M

Stockholm School of Economics, Stockholm, Sweden
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

Overall

I wish I had known...

As I had already visited Tokyo for a three weeks a year prior to my studies there, I felt that I was well prepared.

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

4

Campus life

1

Party / people

4

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

Keio Business School is the Top MBA school in Japan. It is very small, though, so don't expect anything big and fancy (such as Columbia Business School in NYC). The courses are good, but the workload was a bit less than expected. My overall evaluation is that it was a great experience and a perfect way to learn more about the japanese business environment and practice.

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

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

Not many people speak English, so it is very helpful to learn basic phrases etc before you go to Tokyo. People are very polite and helpful, so if you get them to understand what you are looking for etc they will always help you find it, even if it requires a lot of effort from them.

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Michael M

Stockholm School of Economics, Stockholm, Sweden
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

Expenses

Main source of funding:

A private grant

Other sources of funding:

Government assistance

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Because some things in Tokyo just are so much more expensive...

Travel, Food, Nightlife:

was the same price as at home.

Overall, 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

Not many ATMs accept foreign VISA cards. Look for Citibanks ATMs - they accept them!

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Michael M

Stockholm School of Economics, Stockholm, Sweden
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: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

For me languages is a great interest. Especially if I choose to stay in a country for a longer time, I really like to learn to speak the local language. Japanese was therefore a great challenge, since it is so different from our European languages. This fact merely made it more tempting...

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