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4.17 / 5 based on 75 reviews
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Alexandre G
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: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I could perfect my English. Finnish language is a very difficult language to learn, so what I did was instead o learning Finnish, I just perfected my English and Spanish language.
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Academic
Course recommendations
Everything was great. The teachers support a lot the exchange students.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Everything was great. They organize many events.
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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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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Because I had to pay all my expenses, in my home country, my parents paid everything. Regarding the travels and nightlife, there were more opportunities to travel because the school organized many trips, and the nightclubs are a must to meet new people and enjoy all the Erasmus and Finnish students.
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Food, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Well if you go out at night too much you can spend a lot of money, especially at the weekends. At Fridays and Saturdays you pay 7€ to get in a discotheque, plus 2€ for the jacket, and a beer is 5€.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
I knew already a lot from my friends previous experiences.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Very good university. Their Organizational skills are light years away from our current university organizational skills.
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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
The only advice that I can give is that those of you who are going to Finland, enjoy the most you can and travel to all Baltic countries.
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Because I consider myself to be an independent person. So I need to have my own room, but I love to be with many persons so I would like to share the apartment with students.
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Personal comments
The organizations in Finland are extremely efficient and responsible. So, the housing issue was resolved very quickly and very well.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife: 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
My favorite place is LUX to go out at night, Kungliga is also very good, and their all in the centre of Helsinki. The hokey games are also great, Finish opera is a must and if you love nature, Finland is the best place to go, it has many places to visit, such as Nuxio, Lapland, and such. And of course, skiing in the winter! Finland has many skiing resorts.
The courses were great; they gave a lot of support to exchange students.
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