Reviews of Tsinghua University | China

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Daria K

St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
Financial Management, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

All Wudaokou area!!! it's full of nightclubs, cafes and restaurants which are focused on students

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Daria K

St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
Financial Management, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

Close to all other exchange students

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

For China it was a great dormitory. But comparing with Europe it could be better. There were problems with facilities, for example, fixed hours of hot water.

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Daria K

St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
Financial Management, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Other

Other sources of funding:

Family

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Travel:

was more expensive than at home.

Nightlife, Housing, Food, Telephone, Overall:

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

none

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Daria K

St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
Financial Management, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Overall

I wish I had known...

Chinese culture, peculiarities of chinese people behavior

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

1

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

4

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

Have more services in English and more english-speaking staff

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

3

Final comments

It's essential to learn at least the minimum of chinese language it's important to learn about chinese way of life and of course be ready for a total change of life

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Daria K

St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
Financial Management, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Academic

Course recommendations

Could be more courses about general management and marketing in English

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

none

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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Daria K

St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
Financial 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: Basic phrases
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Chinese is completely different languages. It doen't have any common features with any european language. That's why it was really hard to communicate there mostly in every aspect of everyday life. Chinese people in general don't know English and are able to speak only their native language. It was a problem, however I can say that it was a great experience to learn Chinese and try to communicate in it.

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