Reviews of Université de Lausanne (UNIL) | Switzerland

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Nate P

University of Technology, Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Language, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Personal savings

Other sources of funding:

Family<br> Government assistance<br> Other

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

I was living with my parents at home, whereas in Lausanne I was not. Also, Switzerland is more expensive than Australia generally speaking.

Housing, Food, Nightlife, Overall, Travel:

was more expensive than at home.

Telephone:

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

Not really. Transport and travel by train was more than anticipated, but not unaffordable.

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Nate P

University of Technology, Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Language, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Academic

Course recommendations

Some subjects weren't offered over both semesters, but this was really only a problem because I arrived in the summer semester.

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

Not really. My course was somewhat unique so it is difficult to assess the whole university program.

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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Gisela V

Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
Political Science, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: French

Was learning French a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my French

How much did you improve your French?

My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

It was hard the two first months to express myself, but I was all day speaking in french, at work, at the university, at home with my roommates. When I've started doing jokes I realised I was doing well with french.

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Kristel G

University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Language, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Languages

Language of instruction: French

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning French a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my French

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your French?

My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I learnt alot in Swtizerland and was able to use my skills that I learnt in the classroom in a variety of situations. It was very fulfilling to see the improvements over a short period of time

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