Lille
Quick Facts
Average Rent : 100€ – 400€ after CAF
(Student résidence)
Monthly transport pass : 3,75€
Last passage of public transport : Midnight
Number of Malaysian student : 15 -20
Interviewee : Jeannie LIM
Nur Farah Syafiqah MUSA
Q : Why did you choose to do your study in this city and how did it differ from your expectations?
Jeannie : It’s one of the most prestigious écoles for prepa chimie.
Farah Syafiqah : I wanted to live in a big city for my final 3 years in France, also a city that’s very ‘international’ and I heard that Lille is such a good ville étudiante. It met my expectations!! 🙂
Q : What do you like and dislike about this city?
Jeannie : What I like about Lille are the transportation, the local food, variety of shops and commercial centres, the flaws of the city centre, etc while what I dislike is the foul weather
Farah Syafiqah : The beautiful environment, scenery, friendly people. However, it’s quite unsafe to travel alone at night since I heard a lot of robberies etc..
Q : What were the difficulties that you faced here? How did you overcome them?
Jeannie : So far no difficulties.
Farah Syafiqah : So far i think all good
Q : What did you like to do in the city for leisure purposes?
Jeannie : Wandering around the centre ville, strolling along the river at citadelle, visiting the market at Wazemme, jogging at parc vauban, etc.
Farah Syafiqah : Eat wok! Wandering around Lille, go window shopping at Euralille
Q : How did you find the locals in the city?
Jeannie : The locals are kind and open-minded.
Farah Syafiqah : Friendly! But the muslim community is quite ‘closed’ 😂
Q : Share your favourite memory in this city/your department.
Jeannie : My favorite memory in Lille is walking back from the bar at centre ville to the residence with my friends after missing the last métro at midnight.
Farah Syafiqah : Cycling around the park
Q : Where can you get halal food?
Jeannie : At a halal store near V2 Villeneuve D’ascq
Farah Syafiqah : Auchan/Boucherie called ‘Fruit d’Or’ in Villeneuve d’Ascq
École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie Lille
Interviewee : Jeannie LIM (Classes préparatoires intégrées 2ème année)
Q : How do you find the teachers and the environment in your department
Jeannie : The professors are professional, kind, humorous, open-minded, and willing to help the international students
Q : How do you find the international student support in your department/école?
Jeannie : They are responsible and always willing to help the international students
Q : Describe the student life (Sports, night life, cultural events)
Jeannie : There are variety of bars in the centre ville where you can grab a drink every friday night! Besides, there are several events organised by the BDE such as gala, many kinds of soirées etc.
Q : How do you go to class?
Jeannie : 3 min walks.
Polytech Lille
Interviewee : Nur Farah Syafiqah MUSA (Instrumentation & Ingénierie d’affaires)
Q : How do you find the teachers and the environment in your department
Farah Syafiqah : Very nice!
Q : How do you find the international student support in your department/école?
Farah Syafiqah : Very supportive!! I had the chance to extend my residence’s contract thanks to them
Q : Describe the student life (Sports, night life, cultural events)
Farah Syafiqah : I’d say it depends on your course and department. As for mine, they really like soirées. Cultural events are organized frequently.
Q : How do you go to class?
Farah Syafiqah : 15 min walks.
