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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
café round handelshögskolan and in slussen, södermalm! (be sure to see 'String')
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Housing
Type of housing: Dorm outside the city
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Personal comments
There are two dorms to choose from - Saltis (in the city) and Lappis (outside). Lappis is like a students' city 30 minutes from the university
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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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
English is widely spoken throughout the country at a very high level.
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Academic
Course recommendations
worklevel is quite high
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
quite intense but overall a very good impression.
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Pricelevel is comparable to the one in Germany or Austria.
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Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
try decide on one mobile phone operator with the other exchange students.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
that I could have chosen my own accomodation far more easily than I thought.
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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
Academic: Go there especially if your focus lies within finance.
Country: try to see as much as possible of this fascinating country.
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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
Take as many trips as you can. Especially visit the north - kiruna & around, maybe narvik in norway - and the south - round helsingborg and gothenbourg ('the golden coast' of Sweden).
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