Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Home university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why? I met lots of great people from all around the world.

Personal comments:
I lived on campus, which was actually a student housing complex 10 minutes walk away from the university. It was filled with both international and Swedish students, which gave me a great opportunity to practise my Swedish, as most of my classes were in English. Everyone had their own room with an ensuite, so there were no sharing toilets, which I was very happy about. There was a fully equipped kitchen that was shared amongst 4 rooms. Everything was very clean and overall, I was extremely happy with my housing arrangements.

Describe host city: Student life dominates the city

Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal comments:
For a coffee I liked so much those cosy cafes on Haga,the old part of the city.Also nice but more fashionable were the cafes on Vasagatan,like Smula or Esspreso. To enjoy the nightlife my favourite places were Sticky Fingers and Nefertiti,both downtown.Also the main avenue was full of bars, clubs and cafes. You cannot miss the "Afterwork", every friday from 5p.m till 8p.m almost in all the bars downtown.I recomend Avenyn10 in the main avenue.Don´t miss it!!

Course recommendations:
Courses are not that hard, especially if you're coming with a solid background. One must choose the post-graduate courses, as they demand for an higher level of concentration and hard work after classes. The undergraduate courses seemed to be very basic.

Personal comments:
Less distance between teachers and students and an higher level of proximity between local and foreign students. Everyone seemed to be very keen in approaching each other's necessities.

Language of instruction: English

Main source of funding:
Government assistance

Other sources of funding:
None

Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits:
Sweden is very expensive in particular when you want to go out a lot. In most clubs you have to pay an entrance of about 6-9€ plus 2€ for your jacket. Alcohol is also very expensive, don´t be surprised to pay up to 7€ for one beer. But in the course of time you will find cheap places to go out. I think to telephone is less expensive than in my home country.

Food, Travel, Nightlife, Overall, Housing: was more expensive than at home.

Telephone: was less expensive than at home.

I wish I had known...
I didn't have a clue about scandinavian costumes, cultures and people, and was able to develop some familiarities with all of it, which today are still reflected in my life. Therefore, I still think it was an advantage to go "blank" for Sweden, as learning was done on a daily basis.

In my opinion:
Most people loved it.