University life
I will tell you a little bit about the English school system because it is very different from the one in France.
In France, the school system is based on a dense timetable with a schedule that starts at 8:00 a.m. and ends around 5:00 p.m. In addition to this, homework is also expected. Finally, in order to validate a year of classes, the final exams are presented in the format of a table-top paper or oral exam.
In Scotland, and more particularly in the university where I was studying (but it's almost the same everywhere in the UK), we only had a maximum of 8 hours of classes per WEEK. I highlight "week" because it may seem like very few hours for a BAC+3 student but it is indeed the case.
So there are days when I didn't have classes. That gave me time to do other things (see the article about my spare time).
On the other hand, a very extensive personal work has to be done outside of class. Also, the end-of-year exams are only homework - to be handed in online -, or oral exams.
One thing that also surprised me was the size of the university. Already it is a university with several campuses - 5: Ayr, Dumfries, Lanarkshire, Paisley, and London. Where I was, there were more than 80,000 square meters of space. It was very, very large compared to what I had seen in France!
The first days I was even lost when I was walking around the university premises, so I walked around with a map in my hand 😄
There are also some places to have fun at the UWS premises, including a place where there is table football, billiards, and a bar.
Yes, you saw it: a BAR in a UNIVERSITY! How about the same thing in France? 😆😅
There's even free access to a gym inside the university as you can see:
Here's a brief overview of what can be said about the university, I'd have a lot more to tell you, but you have to see it to believe it.
If you want to go and have a look at the university's website, here it is: https://www.uws.ac.uk/university-life/
In France, the school system is based on a dense timetable with a schedule that starts at 8:00 a.m. and ends around 5:00 p.m. In addition to this, homework is also expected. Finally, in order to validate a year of classes, the final exams are presented in the format of a table-top paper or oral exam.
In Scotland, and more particularly in the university where I was studying (but it's almost the same everywhere in the UK), we only had a maximum of 8 hours of classes per WEEK. I highlight "week" because it may seem like very few hours for a BAC+3 student but it is indeed the case.
So there are days when I didn't have classes. That gave me time to do other things (see the article about my spare time).
On the other hand, a very extensive personal work has to be done outside of class. Also, the end-of-year exams are only homework - to be handed in online -, or oral exams.
One thing that also surprised me was the size of the university. Already it is a university with several campuses - 5: Ayr, Dumfries, Lanarkshire, Paisley, and London. Where I was, there were more than 80,000 square meters of space. It was very, very large compared to what I had seen in France!
The first days I was even lost when I was walking around the university premises, so I walked around with a map in my hand 😄
There are also some places to have fun at the UWS premises, including a place where there is table football, billiards, and a bar.
Yes, you saw it: a BAR in a UNIVERSITY! How about the same thing in France? 😆😅
There's even free access to a gym inside the university as you can see:
Here's a brief overview of what can be said about the university, I'd have a lot more to tell you, but you have to see it to believe it.
If you want to go and have a look at the university's website, here it is: https://www.uws.ac.uk/university-life/
Quel beau parcours!
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