INNOGREAT Past Review
By Richard K (Computer Engineering, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh) - abroad from 03/03/2016 to 03/13/2016 with
University of Pittsburgh: China - INNOVATE, Hosted by the Asia Institute
Great experience overall. Each of the program coordinators did a spectacular job, and everyone involved made sure that we got the best possible look into Chinese culture, business, and innovation. I would definitely recommend this program and others like it to friends.
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Personal Information
| 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. |
Great experience overall. The experience provided a great balance between cultural site seeing and business/university visits to provide an overall great learning experience. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Each of them operated with the utmost professional and dedicated attitude, and they provided as much help and information as possible. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Hotels had many amenities and were far nicer than I would have expected. |
| * Food: |
Food was very good, but at times seemed repetitive. Many dinners included the same dishes, and they tended to stay away from the food that was too abnormal to American cuisine. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
The program coordinators made many efforts to help us integrate with local. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
Not applicable. |
| * Safety: |
The areas we stayed, visited, and traveled through were all generally safer feeling than Pitt's university campus. |
| 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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| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | $300 |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Bargain. Everything. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
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? | More information about the cultural sites that we visited. |
