Reviews of Toulouse Business School - TBS | France

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keith l

University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

more space,more chance to interact with others.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

very expensive, badly equipped, poorly7 managed.

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keith l

University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Student life dominates the city

Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

bar basque, bar le st pierre all of place st pierre excellent as well as Bodega Bodega, The Frog and Zoodrome. Toulouse night life is excellent.

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keith l

University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

Very dry and uninteresting. Many lectures are 4 hours long and the minimum is 2 hours. Very difficult therefore to concentrate and appreciate the subject.

My academic experiences

Quality of courses

Variety of courses

Access to resources

Interaction with teachers

Interaction with international students

Interaction with local students

Personal comments

Too many lectures lasting too long. Very childish style of teaching. No outside reading required, exams badly organised and difficult to prepare for.

My opinion of the university assessment

Exams at end of course

Exams throughout the course

Essays and/or projects at the end of course

Essays and/or projects throughout the course

Overall

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keith l

University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

The situation regarding accomodation.

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

2

Culture

3

Costs

1

Activities

3

Campus life

1

Party / people

3

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

Good university, but the french students are mostly wealthy(none work) and extremely competitive. Making friends with the French is difficult as their whole lives revolve ariung their studies.

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

2

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

2

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

I advise travelling around as it is the best opportunity you will have to do so. Try to involve yourself as much as possible in the culture as you will gain a lot from the experience. Make sure you buy the student rail card as you can make good savings and aim not to live in a private residence for students.(unless you like living alone and paying through the nose.)

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keith l

University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Personal savings

Other sources of funding:

Family<br> An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Alcohol very expensive in comparison to UK. Rent was also exteremely expensive for the service received. Food is good but by no means cheaper and although rail-travel is excellent, the prices of flights are considerably higher.

Housing, Telephone, Food, Nightlife, Overall:

was more expensive than at home.

Travel:

was the same price as at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books