Institute of Technology, Sligo

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Institute of Technology, Sligo

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Course:	Graduate	debo1 's overall rating: 3.0/4
University of origin:	Haute Ecole Roi Baudouin, Mons, Belgium
Country of nationality:	Belgium
Area of study:	Marketing and Sales Management
Program:	Erasmus
Period abroad:	September 2007 - May 2008

Housing (rent housing in Sligo, Ireland) (Sligo, Ireland hotel)

Type of housing:
Apartment/House

Arranged by:
Host university

If returning, I would choose:
Apartment/House
Why? Because you are more free. If you choose a good house you can pay less than in a Campus accommodation. The landlords are very comprhensive

Personal assessment



Cost	To view this information you must be a FREE iAgora member. Register Now!	KEY: Couldn't have asked for more. Pretty good. Could've been better, but didn't lessen the overall experience. Disappointing.
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space

Personal comments:
Members Only (Free Registration)

rating:
3.0/4

Student/Social Life

Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city

Activities take/s place mostly within the university/student environment

Travel take/s place mostly outside the university/student environment

Nightlife take/s place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experiences



Activities	To view this information you must be a FREE iAgora member. Register Now!	KEY: Amazing! Hardly had time to study. Plenty to do when I had the time. So-so. Did not get involved.
Nightlife
Travel
Overall

Personal comments:
Members Only (Free Registration)

rating:
4.0/4

Academic

Course recommendations:
Teacher must be more structured. Some students are very distant .

My academic experiences



Quality of courses	To view this information you must be a FREE iAgora member. Register Now!	KEY: Fantastic. Pretty good. Could've been a bit better. Disappointing.
Variety of courses
Availability/access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with other international students
Interaction with local students

My opinion of the university assessment

Exams at end of course To view this information you must be a FREE iAgora member. Register Now! KEY:
Liked it.
It was alright.
A bit annoying.
Didn't like it.

Exams throughout the course

Essays and/or projects at the end of course.

Essays and/or projects throughout the course

Overall

Personal comments:
Members Only (Free Registration)

rating:
3.0/4

Language - Learning German

Language of instruction was:
German

Was learning German a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my German

How much did you improve your German:
before: Basic phrases
after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties



Social	To view this information you must be a FREE iAgora member. Register Now!	KEY: No problems. I coped pretty well. Sometimes it was difficult. It was a constant struggle.
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall

Personal comments:
Members Only (Free Registration)

rating:
3.0/4

Expenses

Main source of funding:
Family

Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities
I didn't explore any work options.

Personal spending habits:
None

The accessibility of student needs



Second-hand text books	To view this information you must be a FREE iAgora member. Register Now!	KEY: Very easy. Minimal effort. Accessible but required effort. Almost impossible.
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home

Food, Nightlife, Telephone, Overall was more expensive than at home

Travel, Housing was the same price as at home

Personal comments:
Members Only (Free Registration)

rating:
2.0/4

Additional information

I wish I had known ...
Discover more place in Ireland because here the transports are very bad.

In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!

Important to choosing this university...



Academic reasons	To view this information you must be a FREE iAgora member. Register Now!	KEY: Very Important. Important. Not really important. Unimportant.
Culture
Costs
Activities
Campus life
Party / people
Weather / Location

During my experience abroad, I ...

Became familiar with another culture To view this information you must be a FREE iAgora member. Register Now! KEY:
Happened all the time.
Happened quite a lot.
Happened a bit.
Didn't happen.

Traveled

Improved language skills

Met people from other countries

Became more independent

Partied a lot

Experienced a change in life

Advanced my studies/career