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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Onnela is the student place, it is quite good for all the students, some coffee places are also really good...
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Justine P
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
Because it is easiest to meet new people and to spend time with them
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Personal comments
It is quite old and the place is just too small, it is good to put all the exchange students together but to live at 2 in the same bedroom is quite just
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Justine P
Overall
I wish I had known...
Nothing special
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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
I thinkl it is a good university because everybody is able to speak English even if it is not the main language and the lectures are interesting because you are speaking and not only listening
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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
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Justine P
Academic
Course recommendations
My courses were good but the level and what we have learnt was not so much
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
I think it is a completely different way to teach student that in my country because it is the student who whorks but in one side I think that it is better for them. We have a lot of theorical courses but not so much practical in my country and this is a good point here
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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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Justine P
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
Finnish was not my aim when I came here but just to improve my English and I think that it is quite better now so no regrets.
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Justine P
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
I think the expenses were almost the same, just the travel was a bit more.
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Nightlife, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone, Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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