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University of Iceland
Contact: +354 525 43 11
Haskoli Islands
Neshagi 16, 107 Reykjavik, Iceland
3.98 / 5 based on 162 reviews.
91% of students recommend
162 reviews
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Review by Daniela, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Marketing and Sales Management, Erasmus 
HOUSING
Personal assessment
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why? Nice to live in an apartment or house with other students. makes it easy to get in contact with others.
Personal comments:
The Office of international education offers you a place to stay in guesthouses, apartments or student dormitories. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
STUDENT LIFE
Personal social experience
Describe host city: Students equally interact with the local and student community
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment Personal comments:
Nightlife in Reykjavík is really crazy! So if you want to spend your weekends with going out - definitly a good choice. But if you're more into travelling or sightseeing or enjoying the nature Iceland is even more definitly the right choice for you... It's an amazing country - I enjoyed it a lot... This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
ACADEMIC
My academic experiences
Course recommendations:
For Business students there are only some courses in English - but anyway - the courses are okay - they are not the most relevant reason to decide where to go?!?! :)
My opinion of the university assessment
Personal comments:
none This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
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 the local language a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my knowledge 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 local language?
My level before: Did not speak it My level after: Basic phrases Personal comments:
Icelandic is a very difficult but really interesting language. As nearly all Icelanders speak good English it is not necessary to learn Icelandic if you don't want to. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
EXPENSES
The accessibility of student needs
Main source of funding:
Personal savings Other sources of funding:
Family Government assistance An ERASMUS grant Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work Personal spending habits:
In Iceland the average income and so on are much more higher than in Austria. Therefore for us it is more expansive regarding all situations in the every-day life. If you want to work there its no problem to find a job which is good paid. But I didn't do that - I relied on savings and "loans".. :) I wanted to use the time here to travel and get to know the country and the people. Food, Travel, Nightlife, Overall, Telephone, Housing: was more expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
Cost saving: food: BONUS!!! (a supermarket chain with a pink pig as their sign) and don't go out to eat - cook at home... ;) regarding travelling: hitch-hiking is not that difficult, but better in the touristic season This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
OVERALL
Important to choosing this university...
I wish I had known...
IT'S AN AMAZING COUNTRY - don't go home after university is finished - take your time to travel around. And I didn't know that it's not that cold... It's far in the north but - to say the truth - in Austria it's often much colder in winter.. In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
During my experience abroad, I ...
Personal recommendation:
It's a nice university in the centre of Reykjavík. Some courses are really good - f.e. I enjoyed the course "Economic development and Globalization" most. And most of the teachers are really motivated and encourage the students. FINAL COMMENTS
Final comments.. hmm.. If you don't have a problem to go to a country, where the weather can change every 5 minutes - then just go there and have the time of your life.. :) This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
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