Reviews of Stockholms Universitet (SU) | Sweden

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Alicja K

Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Poland
Management Science, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:

Family<br> Personal savings

Work opportunities:

I worked during my study abroad experience

Personal spending habits

Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Overall, Travel, Food:

was more expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

everything there is quite expensive, one should be prepared for that. Also, at my time there was no student discount on public transport.

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raposoandre

Instituto Superior de Ciências do Trabalho e Empresa, Lisbon, Portugal
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

Travel, Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

The best night spots are around Stureplan or Soddermalm, there you can find anykind of club. My favorities are: The East and Mousebacken

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Esther D

Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Law, International, 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 Swedish a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Swedish

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations

How much did you improve your Swedish?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Taking part in the erasmus programm has been a great experience for me, thanks to it i have improved a lot my communication skills, my english level and after this experience I have continued improving english and studying new languages (french) to have a new opportunity to go abroad again.

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Ricardo C

Instituto Superior de Ciências do Trabalho e Empresa, Lisbon, Portugal
Financial Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

Not really

In my opinion:

I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

4

Costs

3

Activities

3

Campus life

4

Party / people

4

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

Good for marketing studies, not so strong in the finacial side

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

Travelling must be one of the few "not so expensive" things to do in sweden. Be on the look out for special promotions and student activities

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María D

Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain
Philology, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

Uff! It takes a lot of time to make a choice! Too many interesting courses and so little time!

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

Research, write, research, write...

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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Alicja K

Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Poland
Management Science, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

not really, the information flow was surprisingly good

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

4

Costs

3

Activities

2

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

remember to sign up for courses as soon as it is possible, places fill up quickly and the limits are kept

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

There are microwaves on campus, hence one can heat up their own food they bring along (no subsidised lunches from university)

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