Reviews of Zhejiang University | China

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Edward S

ESCEM Tours-Poitiers, Tours, France
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

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

Activities: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Concerning the night life, I enjoyed the SOS (but there are many other places I didn't go). Otherwise the West Lake is a must seen, it is well known all around China.

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Edward S

ESCEM Tours-Poitiers, Tours, France
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

When I will go back to China, I won't be a student but a worker, so I'm not likely to live in a campus!

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

Everything was fine, and I especially enjoyed the contact with people from India, Pakistan and Afghanistan in my corridor.

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Edward S

ESCEM Tours-Poitiers, Tours, France
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

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: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Speaking Chinese is difficult according to the accent which can vary a lot across China; at the university many student can speak English pretty well.

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Edward S

ESCEM Tours-Poitiers, Tours, France
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

Academic

Course recommendations

there was a course called "project management" which provide good methods.

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

some courses were too similar, for example "strategic management" and "international business"; the approach for team work was really different from my exepriences at the ESCEM business school, France. All in all studying in Hangzhou was a really good experience.

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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Edward S

ESCEM Tours-Poitiers, Tours, France
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

none

Work opportunities:

It was not legal for me to work

Personal spending habits

Daily life in China is much cheaper than in France, but travelling requires transport, accomodation and entrance costs which in the end means lot of expanditure.

Travel:

was more expensive than at home.

Nightlife, Housing, Telephone, Food, Overall:

was less expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet