During this study mobility, we had the pleasure of attending the University College Cork (UCC) located in the heart of Cork City. With the difficult health situation, we only had distance learning through Microsoft Teams. Despite this, we were still able to visit the campus and spend some time there, it is really big but above all very pleasant ! The mentality of the students at UCC is totally different from the one of the French students, it is really good to live at UCC !
MY COURSES & ACTIVITIES FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
All three of us were in the Marketing major at Grenoble IAE, for this reason we all took mostly Marketing and Management courses (with sometimes one or two subjects related to sustainable development or an opening subject). All our courses were held remotely: the professors gave either live lectures with student interaction or recorded lectures that we had to watch on our own. UCC did a great job of organizing their courses! The professors are really nice, they don't hesitate to help you if you don't understand something or if you need anything. They are really friendly and are always very happy to welcome foreign students ! For international students, UCC has an international service dedicated exclusively to Erasmus students. This international service sends regular news of competitions, activities, news, events... to help integrate international students !
WHAT I LIKED MOST
Despite the two and a half months of strict lockdown that we had when we arrived, we greatly appreciated the mentality of the Irish people, the city of Cork in general which is really very nice, meeting new students of other nationalities and of course travelling ! We had the chance to do two road trips, the landscapes of Ireland are just spectacular !
WHAT I LIKED LEAST
The distance learning courses because it took us a little while to really understand the Irish and their accent (it's not a myth), the lack of student atmosphere because of COVID-19 and the cost of living in general which is quite high.
Mis à jour le 13 septembre 2021
MY ADVICE-TIPS
Accommodation in Ireland and more specifically in Cork is very expensive and difficult to find, so don't wait for UCC's housing offers to start your search. The student residences belonging to the UCC can offer you shared accommodation depending on the availability of places, you will have to register beforehand. You can also do your own research via Airbnb, Daft.ie, EasyCity and join the Facebook group "Les Français à Cork" in order to benefit from good deals and sometimes even housing offers. Concerning transportation, everything is easily accessible on foot, so don't ruin yourself with public transportation. If you want an alternative, you can take a Bikes Share subscription for 10€/year. Don't change your phone plan for such a short period. If you want to travel and know the best sports, check out the internet and subscribe to Instagram pages like cork_daily !
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