Reviews of Université de Neuchatel | Switzerland

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alblupo

Universität Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

Activities, Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

none

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alblupo

Universität Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

Housing

Type of housing: A room exchange

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: A room exchange

Why?

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

none

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alblupo

Universität Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

Languages

Language of instruction: French

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning French a key decision factor?

No, it wasn't.

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

French Swiss speaks French SLOOOOWLY ;) Therefore it is easy for foreigners to understand ;)

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alblupo

Universität Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

A private grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Nightlife, Overall, Travel, Food:

was more expensive than at home.

Telephone, Housing:

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

none

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alblupo

Universität Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

Overall

I wish I had known...

Studies are not very easy even though you are an exchange student :(

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

3

Costs

1

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

3

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

Arrange final exams ahead :(

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

3

Became more independent

2

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

2

Advanced my studies & career

2

Final comments

A year or better a semester in Neuchatel is fine, especially if you wanna learn french in a country where this language is easily spoken ;)

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alblupo

Universität Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

Academic

Course recommendations

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

none

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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