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Stockholms Universitet (SU)

Stockholms Universitet, Universitetsvägen 10 B, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden
4.07 / 5 based on 228 reviews.
Description:
Stockholm University is one of the largest universities in Sweden. It is a public university with four main faculties: Law, Humanities, Social Science, and Natural Science. The university was founded in 1878. The International Graduate Programme is part of the social sciences faculty, which was established in 1964.


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89% of students recommend
228 reviews
Housing
4.1/5
 All experiences (228)
Student life
4.2/5
 5 stars (102)
Academic
4.3/5
 4 stars (72)
Languages
4.4/5
 3 stars (54)
Expenses
3.2/5
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Overall
4.5/5
 1 star (0)
“Apply for a tutor, it can be very helpful in the begging of your experience. If you are only going for one semmester, choose the summer to study in stockholm.” Read Review
raposoandre, Portugal

Stockholms Universitet review by raposoandre

Review by raposoandre, Instituto Superior de Ciências do Trabalho e Empresa, Lisbon, Portugal
Business Studies, Erasmus
HOUSING    
Personal assessment
Cost
KEY:
Couldn't have asked for more.
Pretty good.
Could've been better, but didn't lessen the overall experience.
Disappointing.
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why? Because, I would like to live in the middle of the city.
Personal comments:
I think they wore pretty good, althougt a little bit expensive for my student budget.
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STUDENT LIFE    
Personal social experience
Activities
KEY:
Amazing! Hardly had time to study.
Plenty to do when I had the time.
So-so.
Did not get involved.
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Describe host city: Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
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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ACADEMIC       4.5 / 5
My academic experiences
Quality of courses
KEY:
Fantastic.
Pretty good.
Could've been a bit better.
Disappointing.
Variety of courses
Availability/access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with other international students
Interaction with local students
Course recommendations:



My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
KEY:
Liked it.
It was alright.
A bit annoying.
Didn't like it.
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course.
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall
Personal comments:
none

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Language difficulties
Social
KEY:
No problems.
I coped pretty well.
Sometimes it was difficult.
It was a constant struggle.
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Language of instruction: English
Local language was: Different than language of instruction.
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Was learning Swedish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Swedish
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 Swedish?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases
Personal comments:
The courses wore given in English, so it has easy to follow up, on the other hand, swedish is not a easy language to a south european, so natives spoke English with me. I think that they didn´t mind at all.
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EXPENSES    
The accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
KEY:
Very easy.
Minimal effort.
Accessible but required effort.
Almost impossible.
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits:
Food, Travel, Nightlife, Overall, Housing: was more expensive than at home.
Telephone: was the same price as at home.
Personal comments:
none
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OVERALL    
Important to choosing this university...
Academic reasons
KEY:
Very Important.
Important.
Not really important.
Unimportant.
Culture
Costs
Activities
Campus life
Party / people
Weather / Location
I wish I had known...
NO I do not think so.
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!



During my experience abroad, I ...
Became familiar with another culture
KEY:
Happened all the time.
Happened quite a lot.
Happened a bit.
Didn't happen.
Traveled
Improved language skills
Met people from other countries
Became more independent
Partied a lot
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies/career
Personal recommendation:
Go study there, I learned a lot and at the same time I had enormous fun...



FINAL COMMENTS

Apply for a tutor, it can be very helpful in the begging of your experience. If you are only going for one semmester, choose the summer to study in stockholm.
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