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Jönköping University
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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.


Programmes
Accreditations
94% of students recommend
270 reviews
Housing
4.1/5
All experiences (270)
Student life
4.4/5
5 stars (120)
Academic
4.1/5
4 stars (90)
Languages
4.5/5
3 stars (54)
Expenses
3.2/5
2 stars (6)
Overall
4.5/5
1 star (0)
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Nadyas, Ukraine

Högskolan i Jönköping review by Nadiya

Review by Nadiya, The Aarhus School of Business, Arhus, Denmark
Management Science, CEMS
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: A room exchange
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: A room exchange
Why?
Personal comments:
The area I lived in was mainly since lots of internatonal students have got a place there. Facilities were amazing. You could do some sports, go barbequing outside or watch tv in the TV room.
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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, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
definitely Student Karen- the place for students. OTHER NIGHT SPOTS- Huset, Centrum, Harry's. Not miss to try swedish "fika"- Cafe Kloster on Torpa, Berdards City and Wiener on Oster. Nice to jog around lake Munksjon. To go in for sports - JSIF-sport association offers wide variety of activities: soccer, basketball, kickboxing etc.
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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:
I liked my corsses a lot i learned so much from case studies and droup projects. I really liked that way of studies.



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:
I would like to interect more with swedish students during my stay.

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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 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
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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:
Family
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits:
Because prices in Ukraine are not that high in comparison with Sweden Becides I used to live with parents Thus I didnt pay for food or accomodation
Food, Travel, Overall, Telephone, Housing: was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife: was the same price as at home.
Personal comments:
at the end there when i calculated overall expenditures I was a bit surprised
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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...
If I would learn Swedish a bit before my arrival would be very good then I could have practise it straight away
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:
Go on internationalizing!



FINAL COMMENTS

take a look around you, be open for new axperience and you will love it.
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