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4.21 / 5 based on 82 reviews

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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Favorite sport - jogging, lots of woods and trailors for running. Best cafe is on the campus - cheap and relax friendly atmosphere.
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Home university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
It is bigger and more private. It has better conditions for study.
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Personal comments
Housing at the university was better than expected. It had all neccessary envirnment for stuyding, it was close to the university and all study facitlites.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Because at home I share food with my partner. I used far more telephone for long-distance phone calls. Housing was cheaper. I traveled more at other countries.
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Food, Telephone, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items

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Academic
Course recommendations
I reccomend to choose advenced courses because the basic one I found too easy and with advenced course I learned much more.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
There are no complains about life style however there is plenty of room for quality of courses and the way of teaching.
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course

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Overall
I wish I had known...
No, all the neccessary information was available before hand.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
The atmosphere and facilities are excelent however there is room for academic improvement.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
Be prepared for cold weather and during winter for very short days - it can be depressing. Also count on the fact that food and night life are very expensive.
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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
My aim was not to learn Swedish, but to gain more experience on international studies. The corses were held in English and that wasn't a problem for me since my knowledge of English is fluent.
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