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3.98 / 5 based on 175 reviews

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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Everything very expensive in Sweden!!!
In Munich I don't have to pay rent and don't travel
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Student ID gives discounts even in supermarkets; use university institutions (pub, movies); more expensive in the university: shop, hairdresser, restaurant/cafeteria, copies!
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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
As everyone in Sweden speaks English and many also German, you don't need to speak Swedish; even if you start talking Swedish, you'll soon end up in English; so only slight improvements of my Swedish; would have learned here more, as the Swedish-course in Halmstad started with 0
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Overall
I wish I had known...
prices; totally different culture from Germany, although it's very near
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In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
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
great chance to get friends for your lifetime
education very low standard, better Lund or Uppsala
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Academic
Course recommendations
not many choices anyway
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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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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
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
students pub: very cheap for Sweden; twice a week
movienight of the university: very cheap
videos: different prices throughout town, but in general very cheap
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
quiet, best facilities, cleanliness according to you yourself
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Personal comments
problems to get an accomodation; as I phoned one day before my arrival I got a very good one; others had to live in cellars/ on the beach without water
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