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3.90 / 5 based on 8 reviews
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Rogier V
Academic
Course recommendations
Getting to know the country was for both the teachers as for us the most important thing during this course. So even some fellow-students who went to Wladiwostok for 3 weeks graduated (ok, they got a B instead of an A).
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
It was too easy.
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
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Rogier V
Housing
Type of housing: hotel for non-russian students
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: With a family
Why?
That would be the best way to explore the language, culture and country.
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Personal comments
It was a student's hotel for foreign students - so I talked as much english and italian as I did Russian while being 'at home'.
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Rogier V
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
I spent more on the phone cause I regularly phoned to The Netherlands. Inside Russia, the phone would be as expensive as a local call within The Netherlands. Overall, life was cheaper that in Holland.
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Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Nightlife, Overall, Food, Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
In '95 there were almost no cash dispensers in Russia (there was 1 in St. Petersburg and 2 in Moscow). When I returned in '98, the situation had inproved greatly. It is now not too difficult to get money from home, as long as you stay in the main cities.
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“Classical education - outdated approaches”
Kseniia F
Russia, Undergraduate
Philology, 2017
OverallUniversity provides a good theoretical basis in many subjects, but as far as I know, in most of programs you wouldn't be taught the latest information about a field. In my deprtment most of professors were quite conservative and used traditional teacheing approaches and technics, which is not very effective for people of my age. The good thing about it though, that all of us had to do a lot of self-education and also think out of the box to get good career opportunities after this education.
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Pros
good theoretical basis, professors with trully deep knowledge of their subject
Cons
only traditional teaching approaches, very few exchange opportunities, not enough interships, limited career perspectives
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“Classical education - outdated approaches”
Kseniia F
Russia, Undergraduate
Philology, 2017
Overall
University provides a good theoretical basis in many subjects, but as far as I know, in most of programs you wouldn't be taught the latest information about a field. In my deprtment most of professors were quite conservative and used traditional teacheing approaches and technics, which is not very effective for people of my age. The good thing about it though, that all of us had to do a lot of self-education and also think out of the box to get good career opportunities after this education.
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Pros
good theoretical basis, professors with trully deep knowledge of their subject
Cons
only traditional teaching approaches, very few exchange opportunities, not enough interships, limited career perspectives
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Rogier V
Overall
I wish I had known...
I was quite well prepared
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
You should be a 3rd year student of Russian before going
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
going by plane is as expensive as by train - so fly! And don't forget to fill out the paper in the plane that you don't carry drugs, weapons, diamonds or other goods to declare.
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