Högskolan i Gävle
Kungsbäcksvägen 47, 801 76 Gaevle, Sweden, Gävle
Description:
The University of Gävle is a young and expanding institution, recruiting students from all over Sweden. It seeks to develop contacts with regional, national and international partners. The University offers courses of study at six departments: Business Administration; Education; Health Sciences; Humanities and Social Sciences; Mathematics, Natural and Computer Sciences; and Technology. Among the study programmes offered some are unique in Sweden such as Surveying and Mapping, Creative Software Engineering and Health Promotion/Health Education.
87% of students recommend
96 reviews
96 reviews of Högskolan i Gävle
HOUSING
by Fitriyani, Hogeschool Haarlem, Haarlem, Netherlands
Business Studies, Erasmus
Personal assessment
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why? Because of the location make us easy go to school especially in the winter time.It is very clean.fully furnished.Electricity,water,gas,and even internet line all include.
Personal comments:
It is very well organised.Very comfortable.Everything is ok.for a student housing,we can categorize this housing into a luxury student housing.No deformity that i could say about this housing. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
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STUDENT LIFE
by Maria, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
Management Science, Independent
Personal social experience
Describe host city: Student life dominates the city
Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment Personal comments:
There are very few of these places: Goya night club, heartbrake night club, caffee waynee's This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
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ACADEMIC
by Mouleb, University of sciences and technology Hoary Boumedienne, (US, Algiers, Algeria
Telecommunications, Independent
My academic experiences
Course recommendations:
I will be very intersting to add a periodically timed seminars in areas related to my courses, like for example Market startegies, managments, advances in telecommunications... especially since the erea in surouded by industrials companies.
My opinion of the university assessment
Personal comments:
Add some short courses,in releted fields, and encourage student to make some presentations in order to get in toutch with real problems and technical reporting. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
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by Xavier, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Engineering, Erasmus
Language difficulties
Language of instruction: English
Local language was: Different than language of instruction.
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English Was learning Swedish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Swedish How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Basic phrases My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang) How much did you improve your Swedish?
My level before: Did not speak it My level after: Basic phrases Personal comments:
There wasn't any problem to communicate in English. Most of the people living in Sweden speaks perfect English and all the university information and staff were very well trained in English. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
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EXPENSES
by Fitriyani, Hogeschool Haarlem, Haarlem, Netherlands
Business Studies, Erasmus
The accessibility of student needs
Main source of funding:
Family Other sources of funding:
none Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work Personal spending habits:
It is cheaper. Nightlife, Telephone: was more expensive than at home. Overall, Housing: was the same price as at home. Food, Travel: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
Traveling cost alot because the distance quiet far from one big city to another big city This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
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OVERALL
by UNKNOWN, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Education, Erasmus
Important to choosing this university...
I wish I had known...
where I was going to life In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.
During my experience abroad, I ...
Personal recommendation:
try to make the local student more open toward international students FINAL COMMENTS
it´s a great experience for your own and personal life and growth when you life far away from home This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
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