Reviews of ESCEM School of Business | France

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sophiecorlieu

Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Financial Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

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

none

My opinion of the university assessment

Exams at end of course

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Essays and/or projects at the end of course

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sophiecorlieu

Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Financial Management, 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 French a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my French

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations

How much did you improve your French?

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

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Personal comments

It was a very good experience for me to practise my english. First because I was sharing acommodation with english speaking students and second because my teachers were all english speakers.

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sophiecorlieu

Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Financial Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

No, surprise makes part of the adventure of doing an Erasmus

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

4

Costs

3

Activities

3

Campus life

4

Party / people

3

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

It is a very good university that organises a lot of events and activities for foreign students facilitating their integration in the host university and culture of the host country

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

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

This is an excelent opportunity in our days for a young person to experience the real "globalisation" that the world is going trough!

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sophiecorlieu

Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Financial Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:

Family<br> Personal savings

Work opportunities:

I didn't want/need to work

Personal spending habits

For the acommodation I live with my parents at home, the cost of life in France is higher which contributes to spend more in food and night life. Concerning the travel, it was an excellent opportunity to visit the neighbouring countries of France.

Overall, Food, Travel, Nightlife, Housing:

was more expensive than at home.

Telephone:

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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sophiecorlieu

Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Financial Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Student life dominates the city

Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

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Personal comments

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sophiecorlieu

Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Financial Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: A room exchange

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: A room exchange

Why?

Contact with other students of other nationalities wich makes the experience very interesting and enriching. Teaches you to live with other people and o share things.

Personal assessment

Cost

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Personal comments

I was very happy to share a house with 5other students. I felt integrated since the biginning and didn't have any problems to live with 5 other people

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