Reviews of Chulalongkorn University | Thailand

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christine k

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

Overall

I wish I had known...

It's very cool in the classrooms and in the cinema (air condition) so take a pullover with you.

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

4

Costs

4

Activities

4

Campus life

3

Party / people

4

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

Very interesting courses and huge library

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

4

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

I am sure you'll enjoy it! Some travel tips: koh tao (perfect for diving); koh samet (for a short weekendtrip); koh phi phi; koh similan; chiang mai (hike)... There will be some situations where you just wanna cry - but later you will laugh about it...

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Florian K

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Economics, Graduate, University Agreement

Academic

Course recommendations

Labour Economics Program is.... basic Special Topic Strategic Management (Lee) was hard, but great

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

I considered it very unfair (although it would not have changed my grade!!) that they assessed the Thais amongst their own, such that they had better grades than they would have if they included 2 Internationals in the grading... Results in unequal treatment

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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“Disappointed when chosen Chulalongkorn University”

John

Italy, Graduate
, 2020

Overall

The first, I appreciate Chulalongkorn University gives me an opportunity to study here as an exchange student. However, this University has some issues:
- The facilities are quite old, especially the air conditioner has a bad smell.
- The schedule is not suitable, students must study 6 subjects per week, and 3 hours of class every evening.
- The process is too slow. I got a scholarship for 4 months studying, but nobody explains why they delay it until 3 months.
- The behavior is not good.
Finally, the rental is expensive, not good enough. (Cu ihouse)

Pros

Good offer

Cons

bad service/quality

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falang_lao

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Financial Management, 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

I can only recommend you to learn a little Thai in advance; it will make social life much easier and is also useful at university when u have to work with local students; and, believe it or not: it is NOT impossible for a falang to learn it! Once u got an idea, i´t´s atually quite simple (no grammar... :-))

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alina100

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Economics, Graduate, University Agreement

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

No, it wasn't.

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

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

Communication with local people is sometimes restricted to body language. Many Thai students are not fluent in English but communication is ok. When travelling communication is not difficult (exceptions possible!) because most people working in the tourism industry speak at least a little bit of English.

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Florian K

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Economics, Graduate, University Agreement

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

bed supperclub, Sukumvith Soi 11! Q-Bar, also Sukumvith 11 ! Tapas, Silom Soi 4 ! Driving Range (Golf): Asok, Sukumvith 38, at the very end Khao San Road, Backpacker's ghetto Blue; Thonburi, take Canal Taxi from tha Chang for about 4 Stops, you see it on the right side

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