Reviews of Stockholms Universitet (SU) | Sweden

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María D

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

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

In Södermalm you can find a great atmosphere, nice places and shops, cool pubs. Nowadays it is a very trendy area of Stockholm. Do not miss Mosebacke, it has a theatre, several pubs, and a great terrace with a fantastic view. Very Bohemian.

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María D

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

Housing

Type of housing: I lived with some relatives of mine

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

It's really difficult to find an appartment/room if you are not swedish or if you don't know anyone there. But one year there you get to know people.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

It was pretty good

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María D

Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain
Philology, Undergraduate, 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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

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

If you know English you are safe, if not, prepare the coffin

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María D

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

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings

Work opportunities:

I didn't want/need to work

Personal spending habits

Stockholm, Sweden, is a very expensive country and everything is much more expensive than Spain

Overall, Nightlife, Telephone, Food:

was more expensive than at home.

Housing, Travel:

was the same price as at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

If you are to stay the whole year it's better to buy the 6-months or the year travel card

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María D

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

Overall

I wish I had known...

I didn' expect people was going to be so cold, and so little empathetic

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

2

Activities

2

Campus life

1

Party / people

3

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

Work hard

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

2

Improved language skills

2

Met people from other countries

3

Became more independent

2

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

Everybody talked about the cruises to Helsinki or Tallin, etc. I couldn't go for personal reasons, but the next time I go to Stockholm you can bet I'm taking one of those trips!

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