Reviews of Kansai Gaidai University | Japan

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Johan N

Örebro Universitet, Orebro, Sweden
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

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Personal comments

Umeda Sky Tower, Spa World, Sam & Dave, Blue Kareoke (Dotomburi).

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Margarita D

American University in Bulgaria, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
Political Science, 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: 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: Did not speak it
My level after: At ease in most situations

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Personal comments

An invaluable opportunity to learn a tough language from scratch!

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Oskar S

Luleå Tekniska Universitet, Lulea, Sweden
Language, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Government assistance

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings

Work opportunities:

It was not legal for me to work

Personal spending habits

Travel, Nightlife:

was more expensive than at home.

Telephone, Overall, Housing, Food:

was the same price as at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

100 yen store!!!

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Ning D

University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Canada
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

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

Personal social experience

Activities

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Personal comments

Baseball games!

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Dustin B

Mount Union College, Alliance, United States
Language, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

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Personal comments

Bar isn't it?, Sam and Dave's, Religion Bar, Ganko

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Steven S

University of Minnesota - Morris, morris, United States
Political Science, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Was learning English a key decision factor?

No, it wasn't.

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I started with no Japanese so it was harder for me to give up English and use Japanese. Indeed, the Kansai Gaidai system offers many English crutches, so don't worry about that.

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