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Nicoleta M
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Onella. I have been there only once but it is really fun to go there with all the exchange students.
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
I enjoyed living in the same building with other exchange students from all over Europe.
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Personal comments
The housing was great.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Finland is much more expensive than Romania and also the salary is much, much bigger in Finlnd than in Romania.
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Food, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Eat at the schools canteen is quite cheep.
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Nicoleta M
Academic
Course recommendations
A litle bit more programming and programming for mobiles.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Visits to companies in Oulu. Some presentations made by peolple who work at big companies in Oulu.
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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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Overall
I wish I had known...
It is not that cold in the winter as you might think.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
To have more courses and a master available in English for international students.
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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
I had a great time in Finlnad. It is a wonderul country and I will come back someday because I already miss it.
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Nicoleta M
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
I like English very much and I could practise and improve my English alot.
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