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wvandersypen
Overall
I wish I had known...
In retrospect, I probably should have lived with a bunch of Swiss students instead of other international students.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Get the most out of it. They offer great international law courses. The 'language improvement' and travel opportunities are limitless.
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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
Great destination. Academically speaking not a walk in the park. You have to do the work, no priviliges for international students. Having both German and French as language of instruction is a challenge.
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jordiescriba
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
Housing, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Nightlife, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Switzerland is a very expensive country if you have to travel by train; but you have the opportunity to buy a ticket for the whole year that is cheaper: the "VOIE 7".
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Thaisbcn
Languages
Language of instruction: French
Was learning French a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your French?
My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Fribourg is just at the border between the French speaking and German Speaking aere. For me the election of Fribourg was in part because of this duality of languages. I could follow my courses in French and enjoy whithout pression my Deutch lessons. I think is a good option. The University is bilingual, every student has the option of choosing the language.
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sabjob
Languages
Language of instruction: French
Was learning French a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your French?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Switzerland is a perfect country for learning many languages. Most of the people there speak both Germanand Franch and at least people at the University are also fluent in English. On the street Swiss German can be a problem even if you are a german native speaker but everybody can speak also German properly.
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doneykerr
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Givisiez,where students accomodation was located was too far from the town centre, and very boring
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CarLarson
Overall
I wish I had known...
I wish I knew how to ski so I could take advantage of the Alpine slopes.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
My experience in Fribourg was fantastic. Definitely eat the fondue in the baseville. It is wonderful.
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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
Travel as much as possible and try to use your language skills through meeting local friends.
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