Unreal Past Review
By A student (Economics., Middlebury College) - abroad from 09/14/2014 to 12/14/2014 with
UPCES - Study Abroad in Prague (CERGE-EI, Charles University)
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
Learned Independene and all about Central and Eastern Europe
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
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* Host Country Program Administration
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
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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) |
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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 |
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Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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* Who did you live with?
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* Who did you take classes with?
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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? | Prague is a great place. |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Housing Market in Central European Context |
| Course Department: | Economics |
| Instructor: | Professor Lux |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Teacher new a lot about the field, very informative class about mainly social and rental housing market and the transitions in specific countries after soviet rule. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | Not sure yet |
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Comprehending the Holocaust |
| Course Department: | History |
| Instructor: | Plzak |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Pheonominal teacher. great class |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | no |
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Introductory Czech |
| Course Department: | Language |
| Instructor: | Silva Prevatilova |
| Instruction Language: | English/Czech |
| Comments: | Great Class. teacher was phenomenal, aided in acclimating to life in Prague |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No |
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CEE Economic Growth and Development |
| Course Department: | Economics |
| Instructor: | Dragana |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | great class, but teacher's tests did not give an accurate assessment of student knowledge in the course |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | no |
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Prague as a Living History |
| Course Department: | History |
| Instructor: | Pavel |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Great class, learned about prague history and visited all over the town |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No |
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