A great semester Past Review
By A student (Middlebury College) - abroad from 09/14/2015 to 12/18/2015 with
UPCES - Study Abroad in Prague (CERGE-EI, Charles University)
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
I learned a lot both in and outside of the classroom. Being in a foreign country where I didn't know the language taught me a lot about being independent.
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Yes
The classes I took were genuinely some of the most interesting that I have taken in college. Trips were also well planned and educational. |
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* Money: How easily were you able to live on a student's budget?
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Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
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A Look Back
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Nothing the transition was pretty easy. |
Individual Course Reviews
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Housing Market in a Central European Context |
| Course Department: | Economics |
| Instructor: | Martin Lux |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | This class was one of the most interesting economics courses I have taken in my time in college. Professor Lux is extremely knowledgable and we learned a great deal about the transition from communism to capitalism and its affects on the economy of Central Europe. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No |
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Economics of Transition |
| Course Department: | Economics |
| Instructor: | Kresmir |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | A great economics course that goes into details on the economic struggles of the Czech Republic before, during and after their transition from communism to capitalism. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No |
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Elementary Czech Language |
| Course Department: | Czech |
| Instructor: | Silva |
| Instruction Language: | Czech |
| Comments: | Czech was challenging as I am usually not very strong with languages but I learned a lot of applicable information for my time in Prague |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No. |
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Life and Culture in a Totalitarian Regime |
| Course Department: | History |
| Instructor: | Barbara Day |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | This was a fascinating course that taught me a lot about the lives of the Czech people prior to the fall of communism. We learned a lot about the influence of the Soviet Union and the eventual revolution that lead to the fall of communism. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No |
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Prague a Living History |
| Course Department: | History |
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| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | This class brought us to many parts of the city that I wouldn't have found or learned about on my own. This course is really the best way to learn about the city. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No |
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