Reviews of Universität St. Gallen (UNIVERSITY OF ST. GALLEN) | Switzerland

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flinares

Univ. Del Pacifico, Lima, Peru
Financial Management, Graduate, University Agreement

Overall

I wish I had known...

Where to buy a Bicle.

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

2

Costs

4

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

Change the Lotus Notes system

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

4

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

Swiss Transportation system is wonderfull.

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Barbara K

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Management Science, Graduate, CEMS

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: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Had some difficulties with understanding Swiss German but locals switched always to "Hochdeutsch" when they noticed it;)

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Edit S

ISC - Budapest University of Economic Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
Management Science, Graduate, University Agreement

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Personal savings

Other sources of funding:

Family

Work opportunities:

It was not legal for me to work

Personal spending habits

Overall Switzerland is quite expensive. For shopping we always go to Austria or Germany.

Food, Housing, Nightlife, Overall, Travel:

was more expensive than at home.

Telephone:

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

By looking for your own apartment, going to Germany to do the big shopping.

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Peder S

Norwegian School of Management BI, Oslo, Norway
Business Studies, Undergraduate, 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: At ease in most situations
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: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

It was very good. got to learn german and swiss german in practice, and the people helped me when I had difficulties

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Beatrix K

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Management Science, Graduate, Erasmus

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 both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Café Seeger is the best one.

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Peder S

Norwegian School of Management BI, Oslo, Norway
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

The Room: Best place for a beer and good company! Open Air, St. Gallen: Music festival not to be missed!

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