Reviews of ISC - Budapest University of Economic Sciences | Hungary

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Nicole N

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Management Science, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings<br> Government assistance

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Transport and Food is very cheap Housing depends whether you are lucky or not - some students had quite expensive flats

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

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

computers and other technical things are more expensive than in Austria, clothes are often also more expensive

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Marlene B

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Economics, Graduate, CEMS

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: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

It is a pity that the courses were held in English, I would have prefered to study in Hungarian, but the overwhelming majority of Erasmus students were not interested in Hungarian and so the courses were held in English.

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Neno R

University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Financial Management, 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: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before:
My level after: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Most of the people at the faculty spoke good english but average english knowledge on the streets of Budapest was not that good and it was difficult sometimes to communicate with people in day-life situations

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Lillian

NHH, Bergen, Norway
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Government assistance

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings

Work opportunities:

I didn't want/need to work

Personal spending habits

Everything was so much cheaper than home. Even food was 1/2 of the price.Metro-month card was 1/10 of the price in Norway, and the cafe/nightlife was ca. 1/4 of the Norwegian prices...I really felt extreamly rich.

Travel:

was more expensive than at home.

Overall, Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife:

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

Do get the deposit back when you leave...or you will never see it again. Do not listen for "I'll send you the deposit when I get the TLF - and EL-bill. This kind of bill you get when you call there. It's done in one minute.

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Patricia B

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

good oppertunity to get to know a lot of exchange students if you are sharing a flat with other exchange students or opportunity to get to know people of host country if living with a domestic student

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

none

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Marlene B

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Economics, Graduate, CEMS

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

the general price level is inferior to the Austrian one. Means of transport are extremely cheap for students. Also nightlife is half price :-)

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

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

Be cautious with international bank transactions denominated in HUF, my home bank charged me 20EUR and also the receiving Hungarian Bank charged me 20EUR for a transaction of 40000HUF = 160EUR, do only EUR denominated transactions, then banks are not allowed to charge anything

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