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Högskolan i Gävle

Kungsbäcksvägen 47, 801 76 Gaevle, Sweden, Gävle
4.00 / 5 based on 96 reviews.
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.



Reviews
International Partners
Programmes
Accreditations
87% of students recommend
96 reviews
Housing
4.2/5
 All experiences (96)
Student life
4.1/5
 5 stars (18)
Academic
3.9/5
 4 stars (48)
Languages
4.3/5
 3 stars (30)
Expenses
3.4/5
 2 stars (0)
Overall
4.5/5
 1 star (0)
“Glad to have such opportunity studying at Sweden especially Gävle.I do not regret anything.” Read Review
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Högskolan i Gävle review by Fitriyani

Review by Fitriyani, Hogeschool Haarlem, Haarlem, Netherlands
Business Studies, Erasmus
HOUSING    
Personal assessment
Cost
KEY:
Couldn't have asked for more.
Pretty good.
Could've been better, but didn't lessen the overall experience.
Disappointing.
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
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.
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STUDENT LIFE    
Personal social experience
Activities
KEY:
Amazing! Hardly had time to study.
Plenty to do when I had the time.
So-so.
Did not get involved.
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Describe host city: Students equally interact with the local and student community
Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
Do not missed The Ice-Hotel at Kiruna.That is really amazing place to go.
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ACADEMIC       3.0 / 5
My academic experiences
Quality of courses
KEY:
Fantastic.
Pretty good.
Could've been a bit better.
Disappointing.
Variety of courses
Availability/access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with other international students
Interaction with local students
Course recommendations:
Just come and follow the course.



My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
KEY:
Liked it.
It was alright.
A bit annoying.
Didn't like it.
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course.
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall
Personal comments:
No

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Language difficulties
Social
KEY:
No problems.
I coped pretty well.
Sometimes it was difficult.
It was a constant struggle.
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Language of instruction: English
Local language was: Different than language of instruction.
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Was learning Swedish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Swedish
How much did you improve your Swedish?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
Personal comments:
No problem at all.Swedish people speak very good english.But,they also help us to learn their local language.
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EXPENSES    
The accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
KEY:
Very easy.
Minimal effort.
Accessible but required effort.
Almost impossible.
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
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
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OVERALL    
Important to choosing this university...
Academic reasons
KEY:
Very Important.
Important.
Not really important.
Unimportant.
Culture
Costs
Activities
Campus life
Party / people
Weather / Location
I wish I had known...
No
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!



During my experience abroad, I ...
Became familiar with another culture
KEY:
Happened all the time.
Happened quite a lot.
Happened a bit.
Didn't happen.
Traveled
Improved language skills
Met people from other countries
Became more independent
Partied a lot
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies/career
Personal recommendation:
Very well organised.The school community is very kind and helpfull.The courses are interesting to follow.Nice teachers.Accesbility to computer and library very easy.



FINAL COMMENTS

Glad to have such opportunity studying at Sweden especially Gävle.I do not regret anything.
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