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Other names:
Mälardalen University
Contact: +46 21 10 15 26
Mälardalens Högskola (MDH)
Box 883, 721 23 VästerÅs, Sweden, Västerås
4.15 / 5 based on 210 reviews.
Description:
Mälardalen University is a medium-sized regional university with two campuses: one in the city of Västerås, located on the north side of Lake Mälaren, and the other one in Eskilstuna, on the south side of the lake.Both cities are situated in central Sweden, about one hour by train from Stockholm. The university offers almost 40 degree programs and a large number of courses in around 40 disciplines. The range is extensive and comprises Engineering, the Natural, Social, and Behavioral Sciences, the Humanities and the Caring Sciences.
87% of students recommend
210 reviews
Mälardalens Högskola review by Martynas
HOUSING
Personal assessment
Type of housing: Dorms, Park Hotel
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why? The place i was is too far from university, it cost too much, some rooms are empty of furniture, dirty, tv only in kichen, wery bad apartments do not go to Park Hotel:D
Personal comments:
Housing is great everybody gets place to live but some of them gets good places and cheap and other bad and expansive:D choose Vasagatan dorms and nothing else, all partys are there and it does not afect resting because of party place, as it is in basment:D This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
STUDENT LIFE
Personal social experience
Describe host city: Students equally interact with the local and student community
Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment Personal comments:
Best sport was basketball, in football too many people:D but it is great playing for fun boys with girls:D best night place was Silk, but most popular was Pluto but for me Pluto has bad taste of music hmz but not allways. Good partys in Karen-student house but it cost to enter zzz others are for free and sometimes gives meals for free:D but of course in Karen drinks are cheepest This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
ACADEMIC
3.5 / 5
My academic experiences
Course recommendations:
Dont take Intermediate Microeconomics teacher is jurk. some courses were without final exam but it has home examination, international busines is hard if u like nightlife:D all courses with christos papachristodoluo is great he is good teacher and he writes good marks.
My opinion of the university assessment
Personal comments:
We had a lot of seminars, exams was on the end of courses some were hard some easy, i heard some courses had no final exam, but it was not easy to write essays for them, mostely all work in groups of 4 person. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
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:
Languages are good. i was only one from my country all my life was in engklish and sometimes in russian, so i learned a lot of english, other people learn not so much as they stay with their friends from same country:D i hate them:D they dont like english This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
EXPENSES
The accessibility of student needs
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant Other sources of funding:
Family Personal savings Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options Personal spending habits:
ou my god so expansive, i was dying in front of prices:D they took all my money:( Food, Travel, Nightlife, Overall, Telephone, Housing: was more expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
if u travel by train by ticket in ticket machine seven days before, its is going to be till 50 prcent cheaper:D tickets in adwance or something like that. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
OVERALL
Important to choosing this university...
I wish I had known...
u dont need anything only english:D sweden country where everybody speaks english:D good to know swedish, girls will be yours:Dxexe In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
During my experience abroad, I ...
Personal recommendation:
Good university but small, some problems but its ok, good teachers only one for my was bad he did not knew english xexe not far from stockholm great place:D FINAL COMMENTS
Go and enjoy This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
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