Dundee is a city in the North East of Scotland, it is the fourth largest city of Scotland with 148 210 inhabitants called Dundonians and it is also the sunniest city in Scotland.
Dundee city center is quite small and the campus of the Abertay University is right next to it, it allows students to enjoy a very animated lifestyle. The students accommodations are close to the city center which makes student life very easy. To comfortably settle into your new place you will be able to find two malls where you can find anything from everything at the 1 pound shop to higher end shops.
One of the major benefits of living in Dundee as a student is that the cost of living is 14% under the average student life cost in the UK.
Dundee is a great starting point to discover Scotland, actually the city is very well linked to any major Scottish cities like Edinburgh or Glasgow for example, thanks to the very efficient bus network, taking the bus also allows you to visit the beautiful east cost of Scotland.
If you want to visit more of the UK, you can take the train, the train network is very good and it enables you to easily go to any cities in England or Wales.
In addition to the bus and train stations Dundee has an airport which leads to two different destinations : London and Amsterdam.
As everywhere else in the UK you will have to use the pound as the official currency, however in Scotland you might find surprising the note which will be given back to you in a shop. Actually in Scotland the banknotes look different from the English cash.
There are two different universities in Dundee, The Dundee University and the Abertay University. I am studying at the Abertay University which is a small university who counts approximately 5000 students. The proportion of foreign students is very important in Abertay, oversea students represent 26% of the student population at Abertay. This enable you to meet people from all over the world during your studies.
Even though Abertay University is a quite small University, being a student here offers many benefits. The University’s infrastructures are very good, including : halls, gym, library and the student center.
The Student Center
The student center is a building which accommodates a cinema, a shop where students can buy their stationery, sandwiches between classes as well as first necessity products and the Bar 1.
All the products sold in the shop are very low prices to adapt to the student customers.
The Bar 1 is the bar of the University where you can eat classic pub foods or drink a cocktail with your friends, once again the prices are very student budget friendly. The bar hosts a lot of animations such as the Wednesday pub quiz where you can improve your general knowledge.
In Dundee you will also be able to go to the Union which is a night club run by an association of University of Dundee and Abertay University students.
See you next week !
