Reviews of Universität St. Gallen (UNIVERSITY OF ST. GALLEN) | Switzerland

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mhyzy

University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

Overall

I wish I had known...

Kerichtsacke can only be bought at supermarkets behind the counter in Switzerland

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

4

Costs

3

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

Very well organised, great courses

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

2

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

Switzerland is more expensive than Australia, going out is quite expensive, as is travel

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anonymous

Stockholm School of Economics, Stockholm, Sweden
Financial Management, Graduate, University Agreement

Languages

Language of instruction: German

Was learning German a key decision factor?

No, it wasn't.

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

All lectures, seminares and most of literature was in German, which is excellent!

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Hannes T

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Management Science, Undergraduate, Erasmus

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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

For non German-native-speakers it is very hard to understand Swiss-German

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anonymous

EMLYON Business School, Lyon, France
Management Science, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

Meet other exchange students

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

Quite noisy but very friendly and big space

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schoggibussi

University of South Florida, Tampa, United States
Management Science, Graduate, Independent

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Other

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings<br> Other

Work opportunities:

I worked during my study abroad experience

Personal spending habits

the cost is overall higher in Switzerland.

Overall, Housing, Travel, Food, Telephone:

was more expensive than at home.

Nightlife:

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

garbage bags cost a fortune!

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Guus v

Rotterdam School of Management, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Financial Management, Graduate, CEMS

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

I'm happy the way a live now. And i woundn't want to change it.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

I think, everyone i know here has a really nice house. The prices are pretty high but i think everything really good organiosed so I just think nice housing comes with a high price in Switzerland

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