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Jyväskylän Yliopisto (JYU)

Jyväskylän University, Seminaarinkatu 15 - PO Box 35, 40351 Jyväskylä, Finland, Jyvaskyla
4.04 / 5 based on 186 reviews.
Description:
The university has its origins in Finland's first teacher training college, which was founded in Jyväskylä in 1863 and which was also the first Finnish-language institution of its kind. The Teacher Training College became College of Education in 1934 and received university status in 1966.


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91% of students recommend
186 reviews
Housing
4.2/5
 All experiences (186)
Student life
4.2/5
 5 stars (66)
Academic
4.1/5
 4 stars (84)
Languages
4.5/5
 3 stars (36)
Expenses
3.1/5
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Overall
4.5/5
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“Come to Finland for studies - nice people and high level of technology; the offer is really great!” Read Review
anbuncle, Poland

Jyväskylän Yliopisto review by Anna

Review by Anna, Uniwersytet Warszawski, Warsaw, Poland
Linguistics, CIMO scholarship
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: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why? The conditions of living on campus were very good and relatively cheap
Personal comments:
think the housing was really great, every student had his/her own room, he kitchen wa usually shared with one or two other students.
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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: Student life dominates the city
Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
Places to go: Jazz Cafe (Puistonkatu 1), Memphis Cafe (great coffee in Aalto's building), disco Blaze (former Domino), disco Nunu
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ACADEMIC       4.5 / 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:
Take Suomi ;-) and courses at sport faculty (really great!)



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:
none

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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: Polish
Local language was: Different than language of instruction.
Was learning Polish 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 local language?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations
Personal comments:
English is no problem for me; I came to Finland to improve my Finnish and I succeeded
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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:
Other
Other sources of funding:
None
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits:
The prices (especially of food) are really high in Finland!
Food, Travel, Nightlife, Overall, Housing: was more expensive than at home.
Telephone: was the same price as at home.
Personal comments:
Food and beer in pubs is very expensive! So are the local buses - buy a bike!
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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...
Finland is not that cold in autumn!
In my opinion:
Most people loved it.



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:
It's university that gives you lots of possibilities to develop in many fields! The university is really dynamic and student-orientated!



FINAL COMMENTS

Come to Finland for studies - nice people and high level of technology; the offer is really great!
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