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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.
92% of students recommend
84 reviews
84 Language reviews of Karlstads UniversitetPAGE: 1
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by Víctor, Universidad Alfonso X El Sabio, Madrid, Spain
Physics, Erasmus
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 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... This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by morgan, IFI Rouen, Rouen, France
Business Studies, Erasmus
Language difficulties
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 Swedish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Swedish How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.) My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang) How much did you improve your Swedish?
My level before: Did not speak it My level after: Basic phrases Personal comments:
Communication has been easy as the people were in general willing to communicate. So I had the possibility to improve my communication skills,especially in English. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by GARSANY, ESC Dijon, Dijon, France
Business Studies, Erasmus
Language difficulties
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 Swedish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Swedish 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 Swedish?
My level before: Did not speak it My level after: Basic phrases Personal comments:
Even though you do not speak Swedish it is hardly a problem is no far as Swedish people whether young or old do speak English really well! This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by Britta, Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen, Arnhem, Netherlands
Business Studies, Erasmus
Language difficulties
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 Swedish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Swedish How much did you improve your English?
My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang) My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang) How much did you improve your Swedish?
My level before: Did not speak it My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.) Personal comments:
Though I was in Sweden, everybody was able to communicate in English, which made it very easy for me, especially in the beginning. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by zunicki, Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Communication and Information Sciences, Erasmus
Language difficulties
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 Swedish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Swedish 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 Swedish?
My level before: Did not speak it My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.) Personal comments:
perfect understanding of english. teachers always try to bear at mind that many students are no native english speakers. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by Jean-Christophe, IFI, Rouen, France
Business Studies, Erasmus
Language difficulties
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 Swedish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Swedish How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Basic phrases My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang) How much did you improve your Swedish?
My level before: Did not speak it My level after: Basic phrases Personal comments:
No problem...swedes speak a good english, therefore it was almost useless to learn swedish even if i wish i did... This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by José María, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Elche, Spain
Engineering, Erasmus
Language difficulties
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 Swedish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Swedish How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.) My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang) How much did you improve your Swedish?
My level before: Did not speak it My level after: Basic phrases Personal comments:
People speak English like Swedish, University classes were in English for exchange students This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by deepthi, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, India
Engineering, Electrical, International Masters Program
Language difficulties
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 Swedish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Swedish How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.) My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang) How much did you improve your Swedish?
My level before: Did not speak it My level after: Basic phrases Personal comments:
most of them were able to speak english and medium of instruction was in english and professors were very good in their english.I felt equally same with my home country This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by Ana, Universidad Alfonso X El Sabio, Madrid, Spain
Physics, Erasmus
Language difficulties
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 Swedish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Swedish 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 Swedish?
My level before: Did not speak it My level after: Basic phrases Personal comments:
It's was really good. Everybody can speak English. I didn't have any problems This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by Vincent, ESC Dijon, Dijon, France
Management Science, Erasmus
Language difficulties
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 Swedish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Swedish How much did you improve your English?
My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang) My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang) How much did you improve your Swedish?
My level before: Did not speak it My level after: Basic phrases Personal comments:
Everybody speaks english then i had no need to learn the swedish language. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by asanjbue, Universidad Alfonso X El Sabio, Madrid, Spain
Materials Science, Erasmus
Language difficulties
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 Swedish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Swedish How much did you improve your English?
My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang) My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang) How much did you improve your Swedish?
My level before: Did not speak it My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.) Personal comments:
Swedish is a complicated lenguaje...and it is even more difficult for Spanish people and the pronuntation is imposible for us. I did my best...because i studied it at the same time that my master degree subjects..and i haven´t enough time to get a good the level. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by suraj, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, India
Engineering, Electrical, Free Mover
Language difficulties
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 Swedish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Swedish How much did you improve your English?
My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang) My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang) How much did you improve your Swedish?
My level before: Did not speak it My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.) Personal comments:
The people were discrete but very helpful. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by myly, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Journalism, specialized programme
Language difficulties
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 Swedish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Swedish How much did you improve your English?
My level before: At ease in most situations My level after: At ease in most situations How much did you improve your Swedish?
My level before: Did not speak it My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.) Personal comments:
Good commenst. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by careerdom, Universität Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Marketing and Sales Management, Erasmus
Language difficulties
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 Swedish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Swedish How much did you improve your English?
My level before: At ease in most situations My level after: At ease in most situations How much did you improve your Swedish?
My level before: Did not speak it My level after: Basic phrases Personal comments:
good This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
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No problems.
I coped pretty well.
Sometimes it was difficult.
It was a constant struggle.
