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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Cafe I liked most was "Smula", "Cafe Garbo" and the cafes in "Haga" - the old street in town.
For going out there is are plenty of different types of discos/bars/pubs. I would recommend to go on www.alltomgoteborg.se
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Housing
Type of housing: It was a sort of student campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
Olofshöjd, the campus where I lived, was the main student campus, so almost all exchange students lived there - and a lot of normal students too.
The location to the university (30 min walk) was perfect.
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Personal comments
See question number 4
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Government assistance
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Nightlife is in general more expensive than in my home country - especially the alcohol. I had a lot of travel expenses, I do not have so much at home at the same time - that counts too.
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Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
There is a really cheap supermarket: Willy:s - take it, you save a lot on food!
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Academic
Course recommendations
Read the comments of students from your university, who have been there before. That helps a lot in choosing the right courses.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
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...
The weather in Göteborg is very rainy, due to the sea - take an umbrella with you
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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
Try to get in touch with a lot of Swedish students. You have to be pro-active in this point.
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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
No further comment
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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
If you go to Göteborg to improve your Swedish, I would recommend to take a course in your home country before. It helps if you do not have to start from zero.
Problem is that the Swedes speak English perfectly and you need a good discipline to speak Swedish with them.
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