Reviews of Stockholms Universitet (SU) | Sweden

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Carlos A

Universidad de Cádiz, Cadiz, Spain
Marketing and Sales Management, 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: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

How much did you improve your Swedish?

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

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Swedish is a language very difficult for latin speakers. You need study a lot of grammar. 95 % of eople speak English, so... Improve your English

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Carlos A

Universidad de Cádiz, Cadiz, Spain
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

It is easy: Spain is cheaper

Food, Travel, Housing, Overall, Nightlife:

was more expensive than at home.

Telephone:

was less expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

none

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Carlos A

Universidad de Cádiz, Cadiz, Spain
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

Try to get masters courses. They are really goods and teachers are better. Business Intelligence Course is very intersting and is easy pass. Human Resources... is the best for don´t be working. Spanish and Italians this is your course!!! ;)

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

none

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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Carlos A

Universidad de Cádiz, Cadiz, Spain
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

Costs of something.

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

3

Costs

1

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

2

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

Swedish people seems strange. Try to understand them and you will see that they are funny people.

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

3

Became more independent

2

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

Viking Line!!! Party-boats. Try to know where are the cheapest markets. Campus and University markets are expensive. Ikea is a good option for something.

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Carlos A

Universidad de Cádiz, Cadiz, Spain
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Univerity parties, Gulla Villan, Corridor parties. Out of the campus you need a lot of money. Look for last minute boats to Finland it´s a party-boat and it´s not so expensive

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