Université de Bordeaux
speciality: Economics

The University of Bordeaux is equipped with a conducive learning environment, excellent teaching practices and highly intelligent and sound professors.
Class schedule are structured to incorporate practical and theoretical lessons while making room for an improved social life for the students.

University of Bordeaux is a great university But I think my program had too many courses for a masters program. In my opinion, a masters program should be focused on a particular domain. But, having alot of courses like innovation, parents, intellectual property rights as different courses was unwarranted. All could have been merged together as one course.

The program is fully taught in English, which is a huge plus if you want international exposure and practice

What I liked
Courses include international trade, financial policy, business transactions, European market dynamics, contract law, etc. There is also a business project / entrepreneurship option, which can be very useful.

What I disliked
Depth vs. breadth trade-off: Because the programme covers so many topics economics, law, international business, political science, sometimes no single topic goes very deep. If you want to become a specialist (say in econometrics, trade law, or macro-policy), this might feel a bit general.

The curriculum of this university has remained largely unchanged over the years. Most of the subjects in AES (which I am studying) are quite general and do not focus on a certain major. In this major, you will learn the basics of law and economics, the strength is that you will understand the basics of law and economics, but the weakness is that you will not be able to focus on a certain specialty. In return, the school’s teachers are quite dedicated and will be ready to answer your questions.

IAE Bordeaux of the University of Bordeaux has a fairly high ranking in France. Students are selected quite carefully, the quality of students is very good and quite even. Students in the international department are very enthusiastically supported by the faculty and staff of the school. The curriculum is clear, the instructors are experienced. In the 1st year of the master’s program, the curriculum is still quite general, not going into detail on each specific issue. The study time is quite short, so sometimes the schedule is packed and students are easily exhausted.

The university is a good place to study. There’s a good sense of organization and support for international students. The curriculum could be cumbersome for new students who are not familiar with the french system, but overall, the school is better than many others. I studied economics during the height of the COVID-19 crisis so my opinion is limited to the limited perspective I had.

The university is far from the city center.
Te professors’ mentality is far from positive and their way of working is theoric and not practical at all.
Hours are too long, not productive at all.

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