Reviews of Chiang Mai University | Thailand

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veronika r

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

rasta cafe... you have to ask all tuk-tuk drivers you see and maybe someone knows were it is - that's the way we've always done it. great place with great music, a fireside and very nice decoration... romantic!

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veronika r

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

it was an arrangment of asea uninet to live in the so-called international center and all of us were more than happy with it

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

everything fine and wonderful

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veronika r

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Academic

Course recommendations

as this was a summer university which is rather short, there already was a fixed schedule for us, so we had no choice. anyway, the courses were ok.

My academic experiences

Quality of courses

Variety of courses

Access to resources

Interaction with teachers

Interaction with international students

Interaction with local students

Personal comments

no, it was ok...

My opinion of the university assessment

Exams at end of course

Exams throughout the course

Essays and/or projects at the end of course

Essays and/or projects throughout the course

Overall

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veronika r

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, 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: 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: Did not speak it
My level after: Did not speak it

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

thais do speak a good deal of english - especially the students. nevertheless it is difficult for us to understand them because they have a completely different accent. appart from the students you hardly find anyone who speaks proper english, so use your arms and legs!

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veronika r

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Overall

I wish I had known...

not really

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

4

Costs

3

Activities

3

Campus life

4

Party / people

4

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

good one

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

2

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

2

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

the only travel tip is: do it! travel through thailand, go by train, because you see the country and it's really cheap to do that. thais are generally rather shy, but try to get in touch with them, they are soooo nice once the ice is broken...

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