Central Europe in Three Months Past Review
By A student (Economics., Middlebury College) - abroad from 09/12/2012 to 12/10/2012 with
UPCES - Study Abroad in Prague (CERGE-EI, Charles University)
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
It was a lot of fun. I gained a lot of perspective from many different countries that I travelled to. It was definitely worth while
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
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* Housing:
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| 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) |
If you wanted to, you could have lived on less, but it would have affected your experience. |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | Around 200 |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Try and cook more, just generally saving money here and there |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
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How much did the program encourage you to use the language?
0 = No encouragement, 5 = frequent encouragement to use the language |
They taught the essentials of Czech so that you had the ability to get around in Prague with relative ease. |
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | None |
| How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? | Beginner |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | None |
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| Do you have any tips/advice on the best ways to practice the language for future study abroad participants? | Practice Practice Practice |
Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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* Who did you take classes with?
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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? | This program starts late, so go over to Europe early and meet up with friends that are already there and get some traveling in. You don't have as much time as you would think, and you want to stay in Prague for many of those weekends as well |
Individual Course Reviews
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Economics of Transition |
| Course Department: | Economics |
| Instructor: | Kresimir Zigic and Vilem Semerak |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | This class was very challenging. This course offered a perspective, both historic and present, of the economic well being of many countries in Central Europe. In addition, having several teachers that were around during these processes of transition was interesting. I participated about just about the same. We were graded on papers, exams, and a final project. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | Have not yet had the opportunity to transfer credits yet |
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Comprehending the Holocaust |
| Course Department: | Philosophy |
| Instructor: | Michal Plzak |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | This course was very challenging. Our teacher, an expert in the Holocaust, came along with us on our trip to several concentration camps, adding an additional perspective and source of knowledge that was invaluable to the experience. I participated in often and had about the same amount of work as Middlebury (mid-term, final, final paper). |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | Have not had the ability to transfer credits yet |
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Prague is a Living History |
| Course Department: | History |
| Instructor: | Jaroslav Svatek |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Prague was your classroom in this course. Walking around prague was an invaluable experience that only this course could provide you with |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | Have not yet had the opportunity to transfer credits |
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CE: Shaping a Modern Culture |
| Course Department: | Philosophy |
| Instructor: | Tomas Hribek |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Very interesting to understanding the mentality of those living in Central Europe |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | Have not yet had the ability to transfer credits |
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Elementary Czech |
| Course Department: | Czech |
| Instructor: | Zuzana Švíbková |
| Instruction Language: | Engligh |
| Comments: | Yea very applicable to living in the Czech Republic |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | Have not yet had the ability to transfer credits from this course |
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