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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
"The only place" restaurant is great place to get a delicious steak like chateaubriand, filet mignon,... which enables to change from the Indian food !
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
Because of the fact that I am living in contact with every students from the Institute.
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Personal comments
In the beginning, I felt bad with the cleaningless of rooms, toilets, showers,... but for sure, I was in India ! I needed a few days to adapt myself to this unusual situation of living and then it was just enjoying of the indian way of living !
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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I used the english language in India. Within the country, not everybody can speak english and furthermore there are a lot of different languages so it was difficult in some situations but finally you always can understand each other.
At the university, it was quite difficult at the beginning because of the Indian accent. But, with the time, you become use to it.
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Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Administrative stuff regarding accomodation, courses election and courses materials, to be improved : it is quite complicated to get everything well done rapidly.
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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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Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
The cost of living in India is lower than in switzerland. Therefore, food, housing and nightlife is cheap.
I spent egual with the telephone as I mainly use skype to speak with friends and family regardless of being in a country or in anothe one.
As for the travel costs, they were more than at home because it was one of my aims to visit and discover this fascinating country.
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Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Overall, Food, Housing, Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Overall
I wish I had known...
Nothing. I had bad surprises but I couldn't have changed anything knowing this before so... better not to know.
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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
The courses level is very good, based on the american model of learning (a lot of cases study and projects): you will learn a lot.
I may be difficult to work with the indians as they are very proud of themselves and of their works but not of your work: you really have to defend your ideas. But it is a good experience and teachers encourage work between Indians and foreign students.
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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
If you want to see something very different : go for it but keep in mind that living there is not always easy (cleaningless, poverty, culture...).
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