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

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Clemens E

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: German

Was learning German a key decision factor?

No, it wasn't.

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

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Personal comments

Although not quite the same, the Swiss talk German, which is my mother tongue.

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Pavtin

Univerza v Ljubljani, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Industrial Relations and Personnel Management, Graduate, MAPOW

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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

No problems.The instructions are held in German and not in "Swiss" language:)

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zorie

University of National and World Economy, Sofia, Bulgaria
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, MAPOW

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

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

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Kaufleuten, Zurich

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Christa G

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Government assistance

Other sources of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

I spent more in these categories because the Switzerland is in general more expensive than Austria.

Telephone, Nightlife, Travel, Overall, Food, Housing:

was more 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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Felix S

National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

No Problems as most Swiss speak good english, german, frensh and italian

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Normann W

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I could improve my English significantly, as well as Italian and French

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