Hankuk University of Foreign Studies vs Le Cordon Bleu Paris vs Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology - KAIST vs Association of Asia-Pacific Business Schools - AAPBS vs Kookmin University - KMU
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- +Vibrant international atmosphere and student activities
- +Supportive professors and well-regarded alumni network
- +Focus on internationalism and exchange student support
- +Exceptional chef instructors and curriculum quality.
- +Strong emphasis on skill development and practical experience.
- +Valuable international reputation and alumni network.
- +High-quality academics and challenging curriculum
- +Excellent facilities and research opportunities
- +Financial benefits and student support
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- +Engaging and knowledgeable instructors.
- +Excellent career support and industry connections.
- +Comprehensive and relevant curriculum.
- +Welcoming environment and opportunities for international connections
- +Strong emphasis on academic consistency and seriousness
- +Overall positive and manageable university experience
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- -Students dislike administrative & management issues.
- -Students dislike outdated facilities.
- -Students dislike lack of clear communication.
- -Outdated facilities and equipment.
- -Poor communication and administrative support.
- -Lack of practical application and relevance in coursework.
- -Administrative and management issues are a major source of frustration.
- -Outdated facilities and lack of resources hinder learning.
- -Poor communication and unclear expectations cause confusion.
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- -Administrative and management issues negatively impact the student experience.
- -Outdated facilities and lack of practical, real-world experiences are a concern.
- -Professors' lack of organization and professionalism disappoint students.
- -Students dislike administrative and management issues.
- -They are frustrated with outdated facilities and equipment.
- -Poor communication and lack of support are significant concerns.
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This institution receives top marks for student life, achieving a perfect score. It also scores well in its academic offerings and perceived value for money. However, its facilities, location, and accommodation all received average ratings, indicating potential areas for improvement. Internationality is also rated moderately.
Performance varies across key aspects of university life. Outstanding ratings were awarded for Location (4.75) and Professors (4.625), alongside strong marks for Internationality (4.625) and Facilities (4.5). Student Life (3.875) and Value (4.125) received good scores. Accomodation stands out as the weakest area, with a rating of 3.
Examining the provided ratings, the university demonstrates notable strengths in its **Facilities**, achieving an impressive 4.75. **Value** also scores highly at 4.05. Conversely, **Internationality** presents the most significant area for improvement, with a rating of 2.55. Other categories like Professors, Location, Student Life, and Accomodation fall within a moderate range, suggesting a solid but not exceptional experience in those aspects.
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This institution demonstrates significant strengths in its **facilities, professors, accommodation, internationality, and overall value**, all receiving top marks. Conversely, the **location and student life** are areas that received moderate ratings, suggesting room for improvement. Overall, the university excels in core academic and infrastructural aspects while offering a more standard experience regarding its surroundings and campus activities.
Across all surveyed aspects, this institution demonstrates remarkable consistency with a rating of 4.5. Its facilities, professors, location, student life, accommodation, internationality, and overall value are all exceptionally strong. There are no standout weak areas, as every category received the same high mark, indicating a well-rounded and highly regarded university experience.
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All 6 reviews are positive, averaging 4.33/5 stars. Students highlight the welcoming atmosphere, enjoyable campus, and supportive international student organization, with excellent experiences as exchange students.
All eight student reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.63/5. Students highly praise the knowledgeable instructors, quality curriculum, and enriching learning experience.
Nearly all reviews are positive, highlighting good professors, peers, and overall satisfaction. The average rating is 3.9/5.
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This university received one negative review, with the student not recommending it due to high tuition and a lack of practical experience. The professor's disorganization and lack of professionalism were also cited as disappointing.
With an average rating of 4.5/5, university student reviews are overwhelmingly positive (~100%). Students praised the welcoming atmosphere and opportunities to meet other international students. Some noted challenges with language and campus navigation.
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As an exchange student it was a little difficult for me, at least at the beginning, to comunicate and find locations inside the Campus. The majority of the staff (unless they were in the International office) did not speak English, so you need to fond korean classmates/friends that will help you with that (they are really nice!). Out of that I really liked the classes taken there. Unfortunately, my classes where not given by any korean proffesor; only foreign ones. But sitll I really liked them. The knowledge is wide and it becomes easy in participating at sessions. Besides, the self-studing method becomes the best tool to improve your knowledge and have good grades!There are also a lot of team work which gives the result of many opinions and points of view that are fun to work with. All of the classes where given in the new buliding and that was really good. But all the rest of the buildings had an old infraestructure. Maybe they could invest and upgrade those buildings. The location of the Seoul Campus is really good because it is near the subway and if the cafeteria food does not suit for you, you will have a lot of options around it. In general I really liked my experience at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies.
I really enjoyed my time at LCB! I've found that my skills when I entered the work force were much higher than others. I think though there was a big portion missing in recipe development and composition. True- we did learn it through memorizing the recipes, but we really were missing classes on how different ingredients affect the final textures.. how you can change them... etc. That I still am not an expert in .. and I create recipes! Ouf! Also, I don't know if you still do a month of sugar work... but that really wasn't necessary and should be either cut or minimized to just 2 lessons. It's such a niche skill to know that I would have really preferred more technical skills. I loved the old location. The "rumors" I'm getting about the new location are that it's not as good, unfortunately - that i's become more of a money focused/marketing machine. I really hope that this image can be fixed as I love LCB and enjoyed my time there! Oh also - there should be more help for students to get jobs and featuring old students accomplishments - from cookbook launches to new bakeries so that current and old students can support them.
I did my undergrad in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science here, graduated in 2022. Pros: good research, great facilities, good programmes, completely free tuition, inexpensive accommodation + allowance, flexibility in course choice, wide material coverage, all pros of Korea (e.g. safety, convenient travelling) Cons: strict attendance, some lectures of poor quality, competition and relative grading, hard to make local friends/connections, all cons of Korea (e.g. no English whatsoever outside campus) The school is very much research-oriented, with lots and lots of great resources and facilities to do research. So if you want to do a research graduate or post-graduate course here and you like a particular programme, this is definitely a good place for you. That said, most profs are good researches, not necessarily good educators. University-wide policy is that every course essential for degree completion is taught in English. Thus, with a few exceptions in Humanities, and some very obscure courses, you won't have to learn Korean. The professors had to learn English though. And despite that most of them have lived for a certain period of time in the US, some really struggle to teach in English. In worst cases it will come down to the professor simply reading the slides in the lecture. Couple that with a strict attendance policy, you get a pure torture. On a positive note, most of the newly coming young profs are not like that. Lab/research experience is also very different across different professors. Some are complete grind where you only do what professor tells you to do, and end up working 55+ hours a week. Some are nice and cheerful productive environments where you can even have your name on the authors list of couple papers being an undergrad, and enjoy the research process throughout. The courses choice is wide and the programme is really flexible about what you do. This is especially true for larger departments like the School of Electrical Engineering - which is in fact, called "School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering" in Korean, and I don't even know why the word Electrical is even there - you won't get to learn anything like High Power Electrics. Depending on a course, the amount of theory and hands-on differs significantly from completely theoretical courses to labs with almost zero theory taught. Overall, I would like to get slightly more hands-on experience, but it was alright. The material coverage is on a very good balance in between breadth and depth. Perhaps, it's trying to get both breadth and depth, which results in a relatively high workload. And this high workload is something that is partly fuelled by all grading being done relatively. For example, to get an A, you don't have to score 90% - you have to be roughly above avg + 1 stddev of the normalised score distribution in your group. This encourages some instructors and assistants to either make the workload extremely high, or make the exams extremely difficult just for the sake of difficulty, or both. Yet, if you don't care too much about your grades, but still keep studying, it's hard to fail a particular course. Social life is something that is difficult to have in KAIST if you are an international student. 90% of the students are Korean, and most of them feel shy to/don't really want to reach out to international students. Reaching out to those people yourself will rarely help. Out of the remaining students most are not too much into socialising. What are the chances that you'll like the remaining few? Most clubs are also primarily Korean with all their activities conducted in Korean. Should be somewhat easier if you speak Korean, but not necessarily as easy as it would be elsewhere in the world.
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