Avis sur University of Zimbabwe (UZ) | Zimbabwe

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rcowger

George Washington University, Washington DC, Etats-Unis
African Studies, Licence, Accord universitaire

Vie étudiante

Description de la ville:

Tous se passe hors campus

Voyager, Activités: A lieu principalement à la fac et/ou entre les étudiants

Vie nocturne: A lieu surtout en hors campus

Expérience personnelle de vie sociale

Activités

Vie nocturne

Voyages

Évaluation globale

Commentaire personnel

Harare is not a night city - especially for women. There are bars and dance clubs in the white suburbs that both men and women attend, but most of the African women do not go to bars or clubs. There are several places to go watch a movie though. The Westgate shopping center has a few good bars and a big movie theater.

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rcowger

George Washington University, Washington DC, Etats-Unis
African Studies, Licence, Accord universitaire

Logement

Type de logement: En famille

Organisé par: Université d'origine

Si j'y retournais je choisirais: En famille

Pourquoi?

I had an incredible host family!

Evaluation personnelle

Frais

Installations

Emplacement

Propreté

Espace

Commentaire personnel

Syracuse University arranges the housing with middle class Zimbabwean families, who will always provide a separate room, and breakfast and dinner. They are in nice neighborhoods of Harare and the houses are usually impeccably clean.

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rcowger

George Washington University, Washington DC, Etats-Unis
African Studies, Licence, Accord universitaire

Frais

Principale source de financement:

Famille

Autres sources de financement:

Mes propres économies<br> Bourse officielle<br> Bourse privée

Opportunités d'emploi:

Je n'avais pas le droit de travailler

Dépenses habituelles

Zimbabwe is incredibly cheap for Americans or Europeans because the Zim currency is so weak. I spent less in five months in Zimbabwe than I did in three weeks in Europe.

Vie nocturne, Téléphone, Général, Alimentation, Logement, Voyager:

Moins cher que chez moi

Accés au matériel scolaire

Livres d'occasion

Appareils d'occasion

Linge de lit d'occasion

Démarches administratives

Retrait d'argent

Commentaire personnel

aucun

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rcowger

George Washington University, Washington DC, Etats-Unis
African Studies, Licence, Accord universitaire

Langues étrangères

Langue d'enseignement: Anglais

Apprendre le Anglais fut un élément important de la décision?

Non, pas vraiment.

Difficultés linguistiques

Sociales

Éducatives

Administratives

Évaluation globale

Commentaire personnel

Everyone speaks English, but Zimbabweans prefer to speak to one another in Shona. It will definitely be beneficial to learn a few words and phrases in Shona while you're there. They will appreciate it (although they may also laugh at you).

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rcowger

George Washington University, Washington DC, Etats-Unis
African Studies, Licence, Accord universitaire

Évaluation globale

Si j'avais su

Just prepare yourself for a whole new way of looking at things.

A mon avis:

La plupart ont aimé

Critères importants pour mon choix
(1) Aucune importance – (4) Très important

Raisons académiques

3

Culture

4

Frais

1

Activités

4

Vie universitaire

1

Vie sociale / Fête

1

Climat et emplacement

3

Recommandation personnelle

The best feature is the location and the host family situation. The worst feature is that it goes on strike regularly and the library has nothing. Communicating with home is difficult. But the peopel you meet will make a lasting impression.

Pendant mon expérience à l'étranger j'ai...
(1) Jaimais – (4) Très souvent

Appréhendé une autre culture

4

Voyagé

4

Accru mes compétences linguistiques

3

Rencontré des gens d'autres pays

4

Développé mon autonomie

4

Fait la fête

1

Vécu une transformation

4

Amélioré mes possibilités de carrière

4

Derniers commentaires

GO TO VICTORIA FALLS!!!!! Even though it's really touristy, it is the most amazing place on the planet. You must go!!!! To travel cheap, use "chicken buses" not typical tourist transportation, and camp wherever you can. The weather is always nice for camping.

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rcowger

George Washington University, Washington DC, Etats-Unis
African Studies, Licence, Accord universitaire

Études

Recommandations de cours

The courses are all really small, which is nice. One of my classes only had three students. But the classes are separated from normal University of Zimbabwe classes, so only Americans are in the classes, which is disappointing. The library is awful, as all African libraries are, and when the university has a strike, you can't get into the library at all. Plan to do a lot of independent work.

Mon exprérience académique

Qualité des cours

Catalogue de cours

Accès à différentes ressources

Intéraction avec les professeurs

Intéraction avec les étudiants étrangers

Intéraction avec les étudiants locaux

Commentaire personnel

With Zimbabwe's limited resources, it's hard to make suggestions because there isn't any money to make improvements.

Mon avis sur l'évaluation