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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Activities, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
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Housing
Type of housing: student areas
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: student area
Why?
get to know people, especially the ones from your corridor
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Personal comments
great differences between the places to live!! inform yourself before because changing is difficult!
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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
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)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
english is most widely used, the swedes like to use their knowledge of english
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
the country is more expensive, more going out than at home
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Housing, Nightlife, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Telephone, Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Overall
I wish I had known...
the niveau of the courses I took, they are quite different
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Mind arranging for accomodation and do it carefully, get in touch with people who have been there and know the different places; business courses with mostly exchange students in it are not too much work, but I expected the level of the courses to be better
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
be open-minded
use the swedish welfare system and visit lunds stadsbiblioteket!! - the library is great!
swedish people are truly service-minded!
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Academic
Course recommendations
courses mainly for exchange students have lower expectations!!
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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