Forum-Nexus Europe: a lifetime experience. Past Review
By Tania M (International Relations, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla.) for
Forum-Nexus: Ultimate Summer in Europe - 9 Cities in 1 Month
my experience was totally worthwhile, exceeded my expectations, i'm going again this summer. This program deeply Impacted my cultural awareness.
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Personal Information
| If you took classes at multiple universities, list those universities here: | Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Milan, Ramon Llull University in Barcelona |
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 1 month - 6 months |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
i liked teaching methods in this program, because it was not the typical class when you only have to read memorized everything, the classes it was all about analyzes and construct well based arguments ( based on the lectures but not memorized ) also the experience from our professors and from professional visits |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
my expectations were met 100% |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
we stayed in hotels, all of them were very comfortable, clean, located in safe areas, near metro stations and grocery stores. |
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very good breakfast, buffet at the hotels, you can choose between fruit, cereal, eggs, pancakes, milk, etc. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Our visit to the Acropolis, Athens. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
Europe in generally is very safe, but you must be careful of pickpockets. |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
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Finances
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* Money: How easily were you able to live on a student's budget?
(1 = not very easy/$200+ on food & personal expenses/week, 2.5 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost) |
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Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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| Language acquisition improvement? |
in this program you have to speak english, this is not an option, because you will meet students from all over the world, and the only common language is english !, so I guarantee that your language skills will improve significantly. |
Other Program Information
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A Look Back
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Which type of student would benefit the most from this program? Definitely students who like to travel, meet students from other countries and visit beautiful cities, cultures, languages and religions. This program is for all those students who wants to learn beyond the classroom, who are interested in something more than getting good grades ( of course this is very important too), Forum-Nexus is a program for those who wants to learn not only from their professors, but also from other students, and make new friends. See the world from other perspectives, tolerance and respect are the most valuable lessons i took from this program. |
Individual Course Reviews
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International Business |
| Course Department: | BUS 386 |
| Instructor: | Reccia Charles |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | The teacher was very well-prepared, very challenging, teacher gave us clear examples, the professional visits resulted very useful to this course. Professional visits were the best!, specially the one at he OECD ( Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development), what I was learning in class was actually applied by the organization in real situations. |
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