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4.16 / 5 based on 47 reviews
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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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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
Personal comments
a lot of small cafes and "salons de thé" in the small streets around La Place de la Comédie
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Housing
Type of housing: Cité Universitaire
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Cité Universitaire
Why?
close to university; lowest rent
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Personal comments
everything is clean and renovated but nevertheless the desks and the cupboards are already damaged. Furthermore, there is really little space for living but on the other hand the rent is really a bargain.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
if you want to be disturbed by frequent changes in timetables or choice of courses, go there
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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
The city of Montpellier is wonderful and the people are really nice. If you really want to advance your career you better chose other universities like sup de co or UM1
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Academic
Course recommendations
Master 2 courses are in general good
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
the administration is really bad. it is disorganised and nobody knows if the timetable won't have changed completely by tomorrow
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Languages
Language of instruction: French
Was learning French a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my French
How much did you improve your French?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
learned alot of new vocabulary; trained the use of difficult grammar constructions; got used to some slang
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
because it was the first time I was living without my parents so I paid more attention to my money
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Food:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Housing, Telephone, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
fruits and vegetables are really cheap at the market in "Les Halles de la Paillade"
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