Reviews of Plekhanov Russian Academy of Economics | Russia

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Andreas F

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Management Science, Graduate, University Agreement

Overall

I wish I had known...

That it is really cheap to travel in russia

In my opinion:

I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

3

Culture

4

Costs

1

Activities

3

Campus life

1

Party / people

3

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

go there if you want to learn sth. about russia and the russian language

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

3

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

2

Final comments

get out of the big cities if you want to make some nice expierence

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anonymous

Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen, Arnhem, Netherlands
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

No, it wasn't.

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Once you speak abit of the language and at least try to speak it people open up to you. It is worth to put some effort into it to learn the basics of the language.

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Michael P

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Graduate, Independent

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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

russian language wasn´t the language of instruction; But i learned it 20 hours a week so i was able to communicate in all situations although it wasn´t fluent;

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Claudia H

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

Academic

Course recommendations

experience reports (I can also send it to you)

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Interaction with local students

Personal comments

the level of education for foreign students is not as high as at my home university, but this is hard to improve

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Exams at end of course

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Overall

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Clemens H

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Banking, Undergraduate, Independent

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

It's better to live in a flat if you want to improve your language skills, because in the dormitory you are just talking English all the time.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

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Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

was overall ok

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Clemens H

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Banking, Undergraduate, Independent

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

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

The russian language course is very good- about 16 hours per week, so most of the students were able to speak at least a little bit russian after some time.

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