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Jönköping University
Contact: 0046 36 10 10 00
Högskolan i Jönköping
Högskolan i Jönköping, Box 1026, 551 11 Jönköping, Sweden
4.07 / 5 based on 270 reviews.
Description:
Jönköping University (JU) is one of three Swedish private, non-profit institutions of higher education with the right to award doctorates. JU operates on the basis of an agreement with the Swedish Government and conforms to national degree regulations and quality requirements. Jönköping University is characterized by internationalization, an entrepreneurial spirit and collaboration with the surrounding society. Research and education are carried out at four schools: Jönköping International Business School, School of Education and Communication, School of Engineering and School of Health Sciences. The university is organized as a group of companies with five subsidiaries - four schools and a service company - owned by Jönköping University Foundation. Jönköping University has an extensive exchange programme with approximately 350 partner universities all over the world, and is one of the leading universities in Sweden in the area of international exchange.
94% of students recommend
270 reviews
270 Language reviews of Högskolan i Jönköping
by Alexandra, European Business School, Oestrich-Winkel, Germany
Business Studies, Erasmus
Language difficulties
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 English?
My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang) 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:
To my knowledge, the Jonkoping university is the only Swedish university where English is the language of instruction. Doing your daily business in the university should not be problem if you speak it and administrational problems are easily solved. But also outside the university community you will be understood. Even bus drivers and cashiers in the supermarkets speak it. (Swedish TV ist partly in English so if you are a TV junkie you won't miss your favourite leisure activity.) This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
 
by Andrew, Unitec Institute of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
Marketing and Sales Management, University Agreement
Language difficulties
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 English?
My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang) 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:
I learnt Swedish for five months at the University. Only two months was compusary. If you want to learn the language break away from the internmational students and hang around with Swedes. I lived with an Italian who couldnt speak much english to start with but picked it up very quickly. A great place to go to learn English! This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by sinert82, University of North Texas, Denton, United States
Business Studies, University Agreement
Language difficulties
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 English?
My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang) 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:
I passed the Swedish Language and Culture exam but didn't really speak much of it as I hung out with the INternational STudents all the time and we spoke English to each other. Besides, the local students were fluent in English and we had no problem communicating in English This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by Seung Hwan, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, South
Marketing and Sales Management, University Agreement
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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.) My level after: At ease in most situations How much did you improve your Swedish?
My level before: Did not speak it My level after: Basic phrases Personal comments:
I have studied English for a long time, but I was not fluent because of the big differences between my mother tongue and English. However, I am improving now and I am trying to learn more. Hopefully, my skill would be improved. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by is02whmi, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Business Studies, 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.) My level after: At ease in most situations How much did you improve your Swedish?
My level before: Did not speak it My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.) Personal comments:
Everyone in Sweden can speak basic English, as well as the INternational students from all over the world. There are opportunities to talk it and also alot of the Swedish Natives will help to pronouce words correctly if needed This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by Agata, The Poznaņ University of Economics, Poznan, Poland
Financial Management, 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.) 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.) Personal comments:
It was a great opportunity to improve my language skills and to check my communication abilities in life. Living and studying with other international students gave me possibility to practise English, German and Swedish. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by Panna, ISC - Budapest University of Economic Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
Business Studies, 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: At ease in most situations 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.) Personal comments:
There was no problem to make myself understand. Even if I had not spoken the swedish language before, english is very common there, everybody understood me. And my knowledge is swedish improved a lot as well. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by Maria, Plekhanov Russian Academy of Economics, Moscow, Russia
Business Studies, University Agreement
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: At ease in most situations My level after: At ease in most situations How much did you improve your Swedish?
My level before: Did not speak it My level after: Basic phrases Personal comments:
People in Jonkoping are open and ready to speak with you, especially students and old people. I improved my language skills in the area of my studies, as well as everyday language and some sort of slang. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by schmikr, Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus, Cottbus, Germany
Business Studies, 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: At ease in most situations 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.) Personal comments:
Most Swedes are very good in the English language and they like to speak English. You can do everything in Sweden only with knowing English. Usually Swedes just switch to English language when they notice that you are a foreigner. Therefore it's hard to practise the Swedish language. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by Ceyhun, Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey
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: Did not speak it My level after: Basic phrases How much did you improve your Swedish?
My level before: Did not speak it My level after: Basic phrases Personal comments:
There were many exchange student so we could not interact with local people so much and also they were speaking very English very well that's why any of use did not struggle to use local language. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by Adriana, Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia
Business Studies, University Agreement
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: No problems in any areas (including slang) 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.) Personal comments:
The environment was perfect because all the students were fluent in english. Moreover, I had the cahnce to get to know better the local and the rest of the cultures gather in Jönköping. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by Nadiya, The Aarhus School of Business, Arhus, Denmark
Management Science, CEMS
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: At ease in most situations 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.) Personal comments:
I was communicating mostly in english. I also tried to kearn a bit of Sedish but didnt succeed much( Although almost all Swedish speak very good english so there was no problem at all This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by Cecilia, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
Business Studies, University Agreement
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: At ease in most situations 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:
I have improved my english in Sweden as all the students here speak very good English. At the same time, I have to use English all the time, this forces me to use English even more. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by Juliette, EMLYON Business School, Lyon, France
Business Studies, 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: At ease in most situations 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:
The communication was not a probelm in Sweden altough I do not speak swedish. Sweeds have a very good level of English, so it is no problem even if we do not learn Swedish This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by Agnes, Pécsi Tudományegyetem, Pecs, Hungary
Management Science, 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: No problems in any areas (including slang) My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang) How much did you improve your Swedish?
My level before: Basic phrases My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.) Personal comments:
My English language knowledge was fluent before I applied to the Jönköping University, but it was great opportunity to learn more about a different culture and language. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by Claudio, Universitā Ca´ Foscari di Venezia, Venice, Italy
Business Studies, 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: At ease in most situations 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:
I really improved a lot my English, thanks to the courses but overall because of living with all international students. Studying Swedish was exciting as well This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by Mária, Masarykova Univerzita V Brne, Brno, Czech Republic
Business Studies, 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: At ease in most situations 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.) Personal comments:
Almost all the people I met there spoke English very well, so there were no communication problems. I enjoyed learning Swedish very much. It was fun! This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by wpoechei, Universität Klagenfurt, Klagenfurt, Austria
Banking, 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: No problems in any areas (including slang) 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: At ease in most situations Personal comments:
There was no problem either at the university or in sweden. The swedes have very good english skills in general. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by marko, Univerza v Ljubljani, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Business Studies, 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: At ease in most situations My level after: At ease in most situations How much did you improve your Swedish?
My level before: Did not speak it My level after: Basic phrases Personal comments:
just take your English with you...do not worry about Swedish....you will experience no obstacles at all This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by Jose, Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain
Business Studies, 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: At ease in most situations My level after: At ease in most situations How much did you improve your Swedish?
My level before: Did not speak it My level after: Basic phrases Personal comments:
Local language was swedish, but neraly everyone spoke english so there was no problem in normal life This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
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No problems.
I coped pretty well.
Sometimes it was difficult.
It was a constant struggle.
