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Karlstads Universitet (KAU)

-, 651 88 Karlstad, Sweden
4.30 / 5 based on 84 reviews.
Description:
Karlstad University is a campus university. This creates the ideal conditions for a way of working which promotes considerable openness across disciplines, between lecturers and students and between research and undergraduate students.
The university's key tasks are to closely integrate research and undergraduate studies, developing multi-disciplinary training and research programmes and working with various players at the regional, national and international level.
The university offers 35 programmes and over 500 courses in a wide variety of fields.


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92% of students recommend
84 reviews
Housing
4.5/5
 All experiences (84)
Student life
4.6/5
 5 stars (54)
Academic
4.5/5
 4 stars (18)
Languages
4.6/5
 3 stars (12)
Expenses
3.4/5
 2 stars (0)
Overall
4.6/5
 1 star (0)
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84 reviews of Karlstads Universitet

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HOUSING    
by asanjbue, Universidad Alfonso X El Sabio, Madrid, Spain
Materials Science, Erasmus
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? It was the nicest place to live...many international student and swedish people. Thats the prefect place to learn different cultures. The room was clean, big and cheap....af of course in the city center.
Personal comments:
I think.. it´s important to choose a place with many different people, i mean..from different countries. Then, you can learn a lot about other places and adapt many of your customs to new ones after know how the people live in other countries. The accommodation is, sometimes, even more important than the university. And of course, one of the reasons of living an erasmus experience is to have a big and nice cultural shock.
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STUDENT LIFE    
by zunicki, Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Communication and Information Sciences, Erasmus
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
Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Activities, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
glada ankan is nice as far as music os concerend (fridays), coozy is chilly, arena strange but a must and most fun since all internationals are there. nice vegetarian restaurant in västra torgaten (next to team sports). best pizza in romstadspizzeria (opposite potatisen). beach party at karen is amzing! (once each semester)
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ACADEMIC    
by zunicki, Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Communication and Information Sciences, Erasmus
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:
aspects of sweden, intercultural communication are good for the start. cross cuts media is a really, really nice course. media culture and technology not so exciting. overall i would recommend classes at political science (especially with jan ruderus).



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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by Víctor, Universidad Alfonso X El Sabio, Madrid, Spain
Physics, Erasmus
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 Swedish?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
Personal comments:
Was perfect. Everybody knows english, when I say everybody I mean everybody, bartender, busdriver..., everybody... don´t worry about swedish, you don´t have to know swedish to survive. Also, swedish is very easy to learn. Really, if you want, you can...
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EXPENSES    
by Víctor, Universidad Alfonso X El Sabio, Madrid, Spain
Physics, Erasmus
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:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked, but it was illegal/cash in hand work
Personal spending habits:
Food is so expensive, I have lost 6 kilos!!! But is not a problem if you don´t ask for so much!!! Telephone, is obvious isn´t it? I went there for disconnect from home!!
Food: was more expensive than at home.
Travel, Nightlife, Overall, Housing: was the same price as at home.
Telephone: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
Yes! Try to collect information about Student Cards, is cheaper to travel. Enjoy your stay there, do like me, I was hungry, but now I know Stockholm, Copenhagen, Oslo, Helsinki, Gothembourg, Gotland, Uppsala...
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OVERALL    
by zunicki, Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Communication and Information Sciences, Erasmus
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...
maybe the way swedish people go out (queus, pre-parties etc.)
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 there and you will love it! i have never experienced such nice, helpful and friendly unversity staff as in karlstad! organisational skills of international office are brilliant. fantastic eqipment and study environment at university. great student life. it's the perfect place.



FINAL COMMENTS

stockholm, gothenburg, coast between gothnberg and oslo, norway (the fjords!!!), öland, kiruna in winter or in summer to see the midnight sun. participate in one of those crazy finland cruises - it's absolutely incredible what is happening on those boats.
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