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API (Academic Programs International): Grenoble - University Stendhal, Grenoble III
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Students in Grenoble study at the Centre Universitaire d’Études Françaises (CUEF) at Université Stendhal – Grenoble III or the Grenoble École de Management. The Université Stendhal – Grenoble III was established in 1339 and is one of the oldest in Europe. The university is well known for its programs for forei... More
| Provider: | Academic Programs International (API) |
| Location(s): | Grenoble, France |
| Year Founded: | 1997 |
| Website | Take me there! |
Review By:
Kay B. (International Affairs, Northeastern University) on July 22, 2011
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| * Start Date: | 2010-01-21 |
| * End Date: | 2010-05-20 |
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 6 months+ |
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| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
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A Look Back
| * If you could do it all over again, would you choose the same program? | Yes |
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Homestay, homestay, homestay. |
| * What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile? | Yes! The language skills I gained from my time in Grenoble have set me on a trajectory towards a positive and opportune future. I have already graduated from college and in the year between returning from my study abroad, I spent a summer on an independent research project trip in Uganda (time abroad in France gained skills for traveling for long periods of time abroad and balancing multiple passions) as well as a four month internship at the US Dept of State US Mission to the UN where French skills were a huge asset to my experience gained. I plan to use my French skills in my future career opportunities and carry my abroad experiences with me forever. |