SUP Europe Caen (CESEC)

Housing was cheaper in my opinion, but everything else was much the same as Scotland.

Take some french courses in advance! And take some foreign languages like german, spanish, arbab, chinize .. to get into contact with the french students and to learn their language and culture better.

There are two possibilities in programmes: EURO BA course which is in English or the french version. It is almost impossible to change programmes during the year. Make sure you know what you want to do in advance. I took the english course, this is only with foreign students, the french course was mixed with the french students. I am used from the UBS in Holland that also the english programme is being taken by nationals it would have been a more learnful experience if there would have been some french students in our programme....

That I would be billed for having caused a bit of a mess in my corridor at a party! Clean up before they have time to inspect the next day! Also, if I'd known the students have so many barbeques I would have brushed up my cooking skills!

Get involved! Don't live on your own. Chose a flat share. Don't hang around with people from your university - integrate. Sup Europe is great fun!

Basic information, I left my home-country knowing very few things

choose to follow the French Programme if you like to learn something! There is also an english programme, but that's not much of a challenge. Besides you won't learn the French language at all, doing the English programme

I wish that I had improved my french in advance, the french tutorin at Sup Europe is poor and there are not really study books to learn french except for childrens books available in Caen...

It is a great opportunity to study at Sup Europe but you really have to make the most of it, it won't be handed over on a silver platter.