Reviews of Kyung Hee University | Korea, South

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Damian N

ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

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

Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Hongdae area

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Damian N

ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

Close to university and international atmosphere.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

none

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Damian N

ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Government assistance

Work opportunities:

It was not legal for me to work

Personal spending habits

Seoul is an expensive city. I was lucky because Euro is nowadays really strong...

Overall, Nightlife, Telephone, Housing, Travel:

was more expensive than at home.

Food:

was the same price as at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

none

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Damian N

ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Academic

Course recommendations

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

I would like more services for international students, as all information is in Koreans and is difficult to understand!

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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Damian N

ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Overall

I wish I had known...

I like surprises...

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

4

Costs

2

Activities

4

Campus life

4

Party / people

4

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

Focus in international students.

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

3

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

2

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

I have traveled to China and Japan, but before coming, I thought that tickets from Seoul would be cheap and they are not. The experience is great and Korens are really nice as they help international students is they can.

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Damian N

ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, 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: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

It was interesting to speak english every day as well as learning korean. International experiences helps you improve your language skills but also your personal habilities.

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