Reviews of Linköpings Universitet (LIU) | Sweden

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georgia-zoi c

Panepistimio Pireos, Piraeus, Greece
Industrial Relations and Personnel Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: room in a corridor

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

I don't like sharing the kitchen

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

none

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georgia-zoi c

Panepistimio Pireos, Piraeus, Greece
Industrial Relations and Personnel Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Student life dominates the city

Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Defenetely try a swedish sittning SOF is a great festival Don't miss Steve's cafe

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georgia-zoi c

Panepistimio Pireos, Piraeus, Greece
Industrial Relations and Personnel Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

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

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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georgia-zoi c

Panepistimio Pireos, Piraeus, Greece
Industrial Relations and Personnel Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

more things about courses

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

3

Culture

4

Costs

2

Activities

4

Campus life

3

Party / people

4

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

quite organised

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

2

Met people from other countries

3

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

2

Final comments

very good last minute offers for travelling

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georgia-zoi c

Panepistimio Pireos, Piraeus, Greece
Industrial Relations and Personnel Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:

Family<br> Personal savings

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Sweden is a very expensive counry compared to Greece

Food, Telephone, Nightlife, Overall, Housing:

was more expensive than at home.

Travel:

was the same price as at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

none

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georgia-zoi c

Panepistimio Pireos, Piraeus, Greece
Industrial Relations and Personnel Management, 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 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.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

in most of the cases there were no problems

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