Reviews of Linköpings Universitet (LIU) | Sweden

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Carlos G

Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Student life dominates the city

Activities, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

In my opinion, the university in Linköping is amazing... and student life as well. You can find a lot of facilities, activities, parties and good way to learn and practice.

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Carlos G

Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: corridor

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: corridor

Why?

"Corridor" is the most extended kind of housing in Linköping. I have my own room and toilets, but I live with 7 people more and it is very easy to rely on the others and to know different people.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

Here in Linköping (Sweden) they look after their students, because we have a lot of space in our corridors and we are receiving solution inmediatly if we have some problems. And it is very easy to rely on different people from different countries.

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Carlos G

Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

I had a lot of information because I knew a girl that studied here some years ago.

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

4

Costs

2

Activities

2

Campus life

4

Party / people

3

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

Enjoy every moment that you stay there, not just parties, but lectures, seminars, activities, people and so on.

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

you can find a room in: www.studentbostader.se. Registration 4-5 months before going is recommended.

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Carlos G

Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain
Business Studies, 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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Carlos G

Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain
Business Studies, 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: Basic phrases
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

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

In Sweden we found a particular situation. The host country language is swedish, but how everyone speaks English we can communicate withouth problems in English. So, I learnt a little swedish, but a lot of English.

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Carlos G

Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain
Business Studies, 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

Food and drinks are really expensive here in Sweden. But, housing is really cheap (according to the services that we receive). More money in travelling, because that is one of the most important point of one year abroad.

Travel, Nightlife, Overall, Food:

was more expensive than at home.

Housing:

was the same price as at home.

Telephone:

was less expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative