Ionian University vs The University of Auckland vs Chittagong Medical University vs sebelas maret university vs Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta

Side-by-side comparison from 59 verified student reviews. Scan one row at a time — winners are highlighted

Quick verdict
Higher overall rating: sebelas maret university (4.50)
Ionian University: wins 1/7 categories
The University of Auckland: wins 0/7 categories
Chittagong Medical University: wins 0/7 categories
sebelas maret university: wins 6/7 categories
Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta: wins 0/7 categories
Slamet Riyadi University: wins 0/7 categories
CIS University Endicott International: wins 0/7 categories
Comparing
Best programme: Communication and Media Studies
Auckland, New Zealand
4.00
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46 reviews
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Best programme: Arts
Chittagong, Bangladesh
3.00
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2 reviews
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surakarta, Indonesia
4.50
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4 reviews
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Best programme: Computer Engineering and Informatics
surakarta, Indonesia
Not rated
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Category ratings
Facilities
4.00
Win
3.82
3.50
3.50
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Location
3.67
4.05
3.00
4.25
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Not rated
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Professors
4.00
4.02
3.50
4.50
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Internationality
2.83
3.96
2.50
4.50
Win
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Student life
4.17
3.66
3.50
4.25
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Value
4.00
3.87
3.50
4.25
Win
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Accommodation
3.67
3.63
3.00
4.00
Win
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Pros & Cons
Pros
  • +Supportive faculty and engaging curriculum
  • +Beautiful locations and supportive student services
  • +Specialized and diverse academic programs
  • +Passionate and supportive faculty
  • +High quality education and learning resources
  • +Valuable career guidance and growth opportunities

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  • +Supportive and friendly community
  • +Comprehensive academic programs and facilities
  • +Growing international opportunities and administrative improvements

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Cons
  • -Administrative and management issues are a frequent source of frustration.
  • -Outdated facilities and a lack of modern resources are a common complaint.
  • -The curriculum and teaching methods are often perceived as inflexible and unengaging.
  • -Outdated curriculum and repetitive content.
  • -Poor teaching quality and insufficient feedback.
  • -Lack of student support and impersonal administration.

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  • -Administrative and management issues cause significant frustration.
  • -Outdated facilities and insufficient resources hinder learning.
  • -Communication breakdowns and lack of support create a negative experience.

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Rating summary
What students say

This university garners positive feedback in several key areas, notably excelling in Student Life and Value, both scoring over 4. Facilities and Professors also receive strong ratings. Its weakest area, however, is Internationality, with a significantly lower score. Location and Accommodation fall in the middle range of assessments.

This university receives strong endorsements for its Location, with a rating of 4.05, and its Professors, scoring 4.02. Internationality also ranks well at 3.96. Conversely, the areas needing the most attention are Accomodation, rated at 3.63, and Student Life, at 3.66. Facilities and Value fall within a respectable mid-range.

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The university demonstrates a commendable academic environment, with Professors and Internationality standing out as exceptional areas at 4.5. Location and Student Life also receive high marks, both at 4.25, alongside a strong Value rating. Facilities represent the weakest area with a score of 3.5, while Accomodation remains solid at 4.

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Reviews summary
Highlights

With an average rating of 4.14/5 from 7 reviews, approximately 100% of feedback is positive. Students praise the diverse tourism courses, supportive faculty, and emphasis on student well-being. The idyllic Mediterranean setting and unique specializations are also highlighted.

Approximately 74% of reviews are positive, praising passionate lecturers, supportive faculty, and high-quality learning environments. A small percentage of negative feedback notes repetitive course content and limited instructor feedback.

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University feedback is overwhelmingly positive (~100%), with students praising a comfortable study environment, friendly lectures and staff, and valuable learning experiences. Some note slow administrative services that have improved over time.

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Rating distribution
5★
29%
30%
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4★
57%
48%
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50%
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3★
14%
15%
100%
0%
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2★
0%
2%
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1★
0%
4%
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Most useful review
Most liked
Great option

The campus is at Argostoli, Kefalonia. Professors are very willing to teach, students who reall like the studies can achieve many things, the facilities are very nice and the town is great, both in winter and (most) during summer. The only problem is the difficulty of reaching the island.

Not great

I found that the overall university experience was not really worth my time and money. Respected professors were only actually lecturing for 1-2 weeks per course, with PhD graduates teaching the majority of the course. Sometimes these PhD graduates weren't able to speak fluent English, which made the learning and teaching actually going on very questionable. In addition to this, you would submit a 3000 word essay, and receive a 15-20 words of feedback. I am certain that very little learning, improvement and education can occur when the feedback loop is so minimal, often generic. In addition to this, many of the "lab" or "tutorial" components were actually university students completing post-graduate experiments as part of their thesis studies. For example, in my psych201 tutorial, we had to spend 2 hours looking at a screen only pressing the "X" or "Z" key a total of 1200 times, and if we did not attend this lecture, we would lose 2% of our total grade. Overall, I question how much education and learning goes on, specifically in the Commerce and Science Faculties. I found my high school classes to go into more depth, with the teachers actually providing many one-on-one conversations to ensure learning is taking place, and this is the learnings that allowed me to pass my first 3 years of papers before any new content was covered, after which, the lectures would have half the class walk out because they couldn't speak fluent english, with students opting to self-teach themselves. If you are requiring students to partake in a study, they must be reimbursed for their time, especially if no learning is taking place. If you are charging students $1000 per course, then the university can afford to pay for staff to assess all of the PHD candidates fluency in English, before they are allowed to teach. In addition, no learning can take place when a question is asked in a foreign language, and the tutor/lecturer replies in a foreign language.

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