Reviews of Linköpings Universitet (LIU) | Sweden

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cmtl00

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: 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.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

The 90% of swedish people speak english fluently so i hadn't serious problems in communication, but the attedance of the courses was a little bit difficult for me.

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cmtl00

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

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Because sweden is a very expensive country at all. In lighlife i spent about the same because i tried to restrict my expenses there. As far as treveling is concerned i spent more money because i traveled a lot. Generaly traveling abroad is cheap in sweden.

Housing, Food, Telephone, Travel, Overall:

was more expensive than at home.

Nightlife:

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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cmtl00

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

Overall

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cmtl00

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

Overall

I wish I had known...

ABOUT COLD & COST OF LIVING

In my opinion:

I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

2

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

2

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

GOOD

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

I had a nice time here but maybe in another country it would be better! What i liked very much was the fact that i had a lot of opportunities for traveling

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