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Helsinki School of Economics (AALTO UNIVERSITY)

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Cyrille A
Burgundy School of Business, Dijon, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
none
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Cyrille A
Burgundy School of Business, Dijon, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: A room exchange
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
It means more independence.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
The housing is was cheap, the location good with a lot of services included (laundry, internet connection, and many other services like a sauna and a swimming-pool).
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Cyrille A
Burgundy School of Business, Dijon, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Languages
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 the local language a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language
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 the local language?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
It was a pleasure to learn the local language.
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Cyrille A
Burgundy School of Business, Dijon, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
Wait the moment when you are in the university to choose the courses?
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My academic experiences
Quality of courses
Variety of courses
Access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
none
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Cyrille A
Burgundy School of Business, Dijon, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br> An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
I spent less in telephone because it was useless than in my home country, I spent less in housing because it was a student housing furthermore in flatmating. I spent more in food and overall because the cost of life is higher then in my country. Finally I spent more in nightlife and travels because I enjoy the life here and I discovered the country and the neighbouring countries.
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Food, Overall, Travel, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing, Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
No.
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Cyrille A
Burgundy School of Business, Dijon, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
I wish had known that my stay would be to short, and i would had asked more.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
4
Culture
4
Costs
3
Activities
4
Campus life
4
Party / people
2
Weather / location
3
Personal recommendation
It is perfect for an exchange, even more.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
4
Traveled
4
Improved language skills
3
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
3
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
3
Final comments
Travels : Lapland (you have to go there), St-Petersburg, Moscow, Tallin, Stockholm. Don't believe is hard to "survive" in winter!
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