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Housing
Type of housing: dormitory
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I don't want to stay longer at a dormitory.
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Personal comments
The accommodation was okay I mean space, cleanliness and so on but the price was more than dopple to Austrian standards.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
There are a lot of nice cafes, bars and restaurants. Oslo offers a great selection of different places to go. It is just to know where to go because the prices differs from place to place.
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Academic
Course recommendations
The offer of good classes was very small. All in all the courses were really wide spread and so there was something for everybody.
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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
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Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
to offer more courses, to invite guest teacher from all over the world especiallz United States, Canada, Japan to teach classes
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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
Norway is one of the most expensive countries but also one of the most beautiful countries in Europe and the world. I liked to travel around and I will miss it in the future.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
A private grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Norway is one of the most expensive countries in Europe. Everything is around the dopple than in Austria.
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items

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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: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
The beginning was pretty hard but I improved my knowledge from day to day because of hanging around with native speakers
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