Reviews of Fachhochschule Solothurn Nordwestschweiz | Switzerland

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ChulHwa J

Ajou University, Suwon, Korea, South
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

paraiba, metro

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ChulHwa J

Ajou University, Suwon, Korea, South
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

I like my accomodation. Rent fee was ok and I could speak with many other students who also live in here. I do not want to change.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

I like my accommodation. Rental cost was ok and I could speak with many other students who also live in here. I do not want to change. The only bad thing was slow internet connection.

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ChulHwa J

Ajou University, Suwon, Korea, South
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Overall

I wish I had known...

I want to speak better German.

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

3

Costs

2

Activities

2

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

It was not that bad but money was big problem.

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

2

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

FHNW has well organized partnership program with many schools over the world. I met many international buddies and experienced many things.

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ChulHwa J

Ajou University, Suwon, Korea, South
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Academic

Course recommendations

marketing 2 and presentation skills were really good lecture.

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

some courses were really good but some courses were not that good. And in many cases when I do group work local students formed group by themselves so there were not many Interaction with them.

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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ChulHwa J

Ajou University, Suwon, Korea, South
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: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I was surprised when I just arrived to Switzerland because everything was in German. At the beginning it was pretty to understand when I buy something but later it was ok. In school all lectures were in English so there was no problem.

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ChulHwa J

Ajou University, Suwon, Korea, South
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

none

Work opportunities:

It was not legal for me to work

Personal spending habits

Switzerland is one of the most expensive countries in the world. Everything was too expensive to me so whenever I went to near neighboring countries like France, Germany, and the Netherlands I felt it is cheaper than Switzerland.

Telephone, Food, Nightlife, Overall, Travel, Housing:

was more expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

Everything is expensive. You should learn how to cook.