Reviews of Oulun Seudun Ammattikorkeakoulu | Finland

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Katrin J

University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten, St. Pölten, Austria
Communication and Information Sciences, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

with whom i will share the room,

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

2

Culture

3

Costs

3

Activities

4

Campus life

3

Party / people

2

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

very good courses, a lot of group work (could be new to somenone like me), but I liked the courses, just the organization of the courses should be more planned,

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

2

Met people from other countries

3

Became more independent

1

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

2

Final comments

travel tips: rovaniemi, northcape, kuusamo nordic opening, helsinki, helpful advice: learn basic finnish (very interesting), look up information on the internet before you go here(people, culture, climate,...) i liked it, but you should first think about if you like to stay for a few months in a different country,

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Katrin J

University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten, St. Pölten, Austria
Communication and Information Sciences, Graduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

that the courses are arrangend before we arrive here (because of the learning angreement the school should know how many students are in which course, so there should be space for everybody-->please form the different groups before the period begins)

My academic experiences

Quality of courses

Variety of courses

Access to resources

Interaction with teachers

Interaction with international students

Interaction with local students

Personal comments

to let people work with whom they want-->a lot of problems otherwise to coordinate things because of different cultures....

My opinion of the university assessment

Exams at end of course

Exams throughout the course

Essays and/or projects at the end of course

Essays and/or projects throughout the course

Overall

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Katrin J

University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten, St. Pölten, Austria
Communication and Information Sciences, Graduate, Erasmus

Languages

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 the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

liked to learn finish, english from the instructors and profesors was very good to understand, easy to learn things in english

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Katrin J

University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten, St. Pölten, Austria
Communication and Information Sciences, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings<br> An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

food more expensive, telephone not in use here, housing because no own flat in austria, nightlife:go out more often at home, travel: went to northcape,...,

Travel, Housing:

was more expensive than at home.

Food, Overall:

was the same price as at home.

Nightlife, Telephone:

was less expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books