Reviews of Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) | Malaysia

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clmurray

University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Independent

Overall

I wish I had known...

how great it would be!!!

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

2

Culture

4

Costs

3

Activities

2

Campus life

3

Party / people

4

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

university is very disorganized as far as studying is concerned

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

3

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

be prepared to travel lots as the school weeks is often short and there are many holidays

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Maria A

Norwegian School of Management BI, Oslo, Norway
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, It was a part of my Bachelor of Science with Honours degree

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

One can get nice and cheap apartments close to the school, which is preferred to the campus apartments since they were in really poor condition.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

The campus housing were in really bad condition.

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Maria A

Norwegian School of Management BI, Oslo, Norway
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, It was a part of my Bachelor of Science with Honours degree

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Government assistance

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings

Work opportunities:

It was not legal for me to work

Personal spending habits

Generally it is cheaper in Malaysia, however I travelled more during my years abroad than what I would have done at home resulting in high expenses for this category.

Telephone, Food, Nightlife, Housing, Travel, 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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Maria A

Norwegian School of Management BI, Oslo, Norway
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, It was a part of my Bachelor of Science with Honours degree

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

The language of instruction was English. I stayed in Malaysia too short to learn other than basic sentences, and I did not have an option to choose Malay at school.

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“One of the worst universities ever!”

Anonymous

Malaysia, Masters
, 2022

Overall

I am an international postgraduate student here, at USM, and my experience here is terrible. Neither qualified supervisors exist, nor research facilities! At least at the school of Pharmacy! Ask any international student, and they would tell you the same if not worse! USM now is not about science and education. It is all about how they would make money and profit.

Pros

The location, the overall environment, and the people you could make friends of.

Cons

No qualified supervisors, facilities / devices are mostly broke down, embezzlement, and racism

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