Student Report
Name of the University: Pécsi Tudományegyetem / University of Pecs
Exchange semester: Spring, 2013
I. PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Before leaving Norway
- When and how did you receive information from the exchange
university?
I received information on email in the end of November
-
Any difficulties in preparing (application, housing, contact, courses, etc)?
The overview of courses I could choose came a littlebit late, but everything
else was easy.
Travel
- How did you travel to your destination? Any problems?
I took the plane from Gardermoen (Oslo) to Budapest. From Budapest to Pecs
did I take a minivan called travel4you. This cost around 210 NOK, pick you
up at the airport and drive you to the door in Pecs. You can order this from
travel4you.hu and its recommended to do.
Housing
- Was housing provided by the university, or did you have to find your own
housing?
I was offered to live at Borzokany collegium, but I rented an apartment
instead. I rented an apartment because the information about housing came
late from the school, and I didn’t know about the standard. I found an
apartment, by writing on “ANSA Pecs” Facebook page, and was offered a
place to live. I lived in a very nice place for around 2000 NOK a month.
- What support did you receive from the school in locating housing?
- Any special issues or good ideas for prospective students?
Costs
- Approximately how much per month did you spend on rent, books, food,
transportation, and other personal expenses?
Rent
Books
Food
Transport
Other
NOK 2000
NOK 20
NOK 750
NOK 200
NOK 200
Hungary is a very cheep place, and its possible to live for 3-4000 a month.
You live very good for this price.
Culture and language
- Did you have any language problems with the faculty or other students?
The regular Hungarian student don’t speak good English, but in the
international line ( like BBA on BI) did the Hungarian students speak good
English. All my teatchers spoke good English.
-
How were the possibilities to experience the country and the culture?
Pecs was Europe´s culture capital in 2010, so you could see a lot of Hungarian
culture in this city. Almost every weekend from April was it a form for a
festival in the city. The student organization also organized a trip to places
around Hungary and Pecs every weekend.
Hungary is a very cheep country, so it’s easy for you to travel around on your
own.
Cultural and social effects from the exchange experience
- How do you think the exchange experience will affect you from a cultural
and social point of view?
- How do you think the exchange experience influences your future career
possibilities?
II. ABOUT THE SCHOOL
Please describe:
- The school and its surroundings (give a short summary)
The school was located in an old castle like building in the city centre near to
the library. In the school yard was it a café who served some food and drinks.
Alcohol and softdrinks
-
Current faculty divisions and special areas
The school have 10 different faculty´s around the city.
Approx. number of students (graduate and undergraduate) and number
of exchange student
It is around 29000 students in all faculty´s together
Course registration
- Were you able to register for courses before arrival?
No
- If not, when did you register? Any difficulties?
We had to register for class 2,5 week into the semester. You was able to try
the different courses before you decided for what kind of course you wanted to
choose.
Academic calendar
Arrival date:
First day of the semester:
Last day of classes:
Examination period:
Any special events/holidays:
Other:
1.February
4.February
6.May
6.may – 29.may, and
retake period in 2
weeks after exam
period
No
Arrival
- Was the administration and faculty well-prepared for your arrival?
The faculty was good prepared for our arrival.
- Did the school’s students participate in the reception of the exchange
students?
They gave every Erasmus student an own mentor, who could help you through
the semester.
- Describe the introduction week?
The introduction weekend was a weekend with a lot of happenings at night for
all students.
The International Office
- Is there an international office?
Yes
- As an exchange student, did you receive sufficient and relevant
information? In English?
All student got access to the school web after 3 weeks. The pages was mostly
in Hungarian, and the info we got on mail was just in Hungarian.
Promoting BI and Norway
- What kind of activities were you involved in to promote exchange to
Norway at your exchange university?
Every Wednesday had 2-3 countries make a presentation about their country
and serve food from your country for the other exchange students. This was a
popular event, because you could eat food from all around the world. I was in
Pecs with two Norwegian students form Agder. We served Norwegian
spekeskinke, hotdogs, mashed potatoes and akkevitt.
Social activities
- How was your relationship with native students?
Didn’t have so much contact with the native students.
- How was the relationship among the exchange students?
- The relationship between the exchange students was very good. I got friends
for life.
- Is there a student organization, and if so, are the exchange students a part
of it?
Was no organization we could be member of
- Are there any special activities and gatherings for exchange students?
It was activities and parties almost every day
III. ACADEMICS
In the classroom
- Describe the teaching style.
Class one time a week, homework, midterm and final exam.
- Language of instruction? Any problems?
Instructions was in English, so it was no problems
- How would you evaluate the level of study in relationship to the level at
BI?
It was easier in hungary than in Norway
- Is the teaching primarily practical or theoretical?
Courses was 50/50 practical and theoretical
- Did professors use cases, group work or lectures (or a combination)?
A combination off all three
- How is the workload compared to that at BI?
The workload was smaller compered to BI
- Describe the relationship between professors and students.
The professors was open to answer questions after class, and since we had
classes of 30-40 people did the professors learn your name. you got a feeling
of knowing the professor.
- Describe the relationship between the students in the classroom.
Mostly was the exchange students together.
Course materials
- Describe the course materials used (books/literature, online articles,
PowerPoint, etc).
We didn’t have original books in any courses. The course material was
photocopy or PowerPoint.
- In which language were the course materials?
English
- How do you estimate the level of the course materials in comparison to
BI?
The photocopies was copies of books that could be used in BI
- Were materials used for detailed knowledge or a broad overview of a
subject?
Material was used for detailed knowledge.
Exams
-
Was the exam based on the course materials or on the lectures?
Both
The courses evaluated by:
o Final exam
o Mid-term exam
o Small assignments and/or papers
o Presentations
o Group work
o Class participation/debates
Library and technology
- Do students have easy access to the library and its resources?
The economic faculty was near to a new and very nice library.
- Were computers provided around campus/in the library?
If you want a computer to do your schoolwork on you need to bring your own.
The computers in school and library was just for surfing on internet.
- How is technology used in teaching or to distribute information?
Information was provided on “coospace”, something similar to @bi
Description of courses
Course code & name
Master/
Bachelor
Exam form
Prerequisites
Approved
as
Comments
Operation Management
Bachelor
2-hour written
exam
None
Elective
Investments
Bachelor
2-hour written
exam
Statistic and
finance
Elective
Financial Analysis
Bachelor
2-hour written
exam
Finance and
statistic
Elective
Hungarian
Bachelor
1,5 hour written
an oral exam
none
Elective
We had to do 5
homework through
the semester. The
homework was to
analyse a company of
your own choice
based on the weeks
reading
We was divided into
groups of four and
and had to make a
presentation about
something in the
news every week.
This was the course I
learned most of.
Through the semester
did we have to
deliver 3 big projects.
A good course.
Learned a lot about
analysing a firm
Nice teacher. Had
homework every
week. Hungarian is a
hard language to
learn.