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Högskolan i Gävle

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4.02 / 5 based on 102 reviews
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Leonorah K
Seke Teachers College, Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe
Education, Teacher Training, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
college tour,student night club,
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Leonorah K
Seke Teachers College, Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe
Education, Teacher Training, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
because it is more spacious and central to town and university
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
Furniture, bedding and kitchen utensils are provided for but rentals pretty expensive for international student
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Leonorah K
Seke Teachers College, Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe
Education, Teacher Training, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Academic
Course recommendations
the choice is yours!
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My academic experiences
Quality of courses
Variety of courses
Access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
They must also use English language to catter for other students and have more reading material in English
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Leonorah K
Seke Teachers College, Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe
Education, Teacher Training, Undergraduate, University Agreement
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: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
very difficult at first but latter got into the system
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Leonorah K
Seke Teachers College, Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe
Education, Teacher Training, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Overall
I wish I had known...
That they dont usually use English
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
2
Culture
1
Costs
2
Activities
4
Campus life
2
Party / people
3
Weather / location
4
Personal recommendation
English tutorials please!
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
3
Traveled
3
Improved language skills
3
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
4
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
3
Final comments
Learn basic communication skills before comming.Make sure you have enough funs or else you wont like it here.
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Leonorah K
Seke Teachers College, Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe
Education, Teacher Training, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
Parents catter for most and Idont pay rents and go out to nightclubs
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Telephone, Housing, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
no
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