Reviews of Universität Bern | Switzerland

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Luc R

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: German

Was learning German a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my German

How much did you improve your German?

My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I did not face any problems at the university itself. However, in everyday life people from Bern speak a very difficult dialect (not understandable at all), so I had to ask them almost always to speak "Hochdeutsch".

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cheb

Université Paris V - René Descartes, Paris, France
Law, Graduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: German

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning German a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my German

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your German?

My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

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Personal comments

It was diddicult to use german because there is a dialect in Bern and the people prefer to speak it. In the University it was almost the same problem but i did speak unfortuntly more english than german.

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María E

Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain
Philology, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

I wish my German was better before going, I would have improved it more.

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

2

Activities

2

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

I would just recommend them to continue working on the Erasmus program in the same way.

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

Switzerland is a really nice country, there are a lot of places I would recommend to visit, cities such as Lucerne, Zurich, Geneve... It is the best place for winter sports. It is located in the center of Europe and there are quite good connections to other important cities in other countries, so travelling is almost obligatory.

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cheb

Université Paris V - René Descartes, Paris, France
Law, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

IN order to have a real private life and to be able to work with out being disturbed by the student parties.

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Personal comments

The university was very well organized and they give the choice of many possibilities.

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Luc R

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: A room exchange

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: A room exchange

Why?

Other housing is very expensive in Switzerland...

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Personal comments

Good, efficient organisation by a private company (although connected with the university and subsidized by the Swiss government)

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María E

Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain
Philology, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Students Residence

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Students Residence

Why?

Single rooms, two-rooms shared bathroom, kitchen on each floor with kitchen facilities and internet wireless are the most important characteristics of the students house. Free access 24h, students and young people enviroment, very good quality/price and good connections with the center of the city.

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Different links to the students residences and other housing facilities can be found on University of Bern web page.