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Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration, Helsinki (SHH)

Svenska Handelshögskolan, Helsinki, Arkadiagatan 22 - P.O. Box 479, 00101 Helsinki, Finland
3.85 / 5 based on 138 reviews.
Description:
Swedish is one of the two official languages of Finland since Finland was part of Sweden for more than six centuries until 1809. As early as 1909 the Swedish-speaking business community founded their own college of business. In the 1920's it became an institution of university standing, the present Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration.

The Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration is situated in Helsinki. In order to meet the need for university-level education in Swedish in the fields of economics and business administration in Swedish-speaking Ostrobothnia on the west-coast of Finland, a branch campus was set up in 1980 in the city of Vaasa.



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80% of students recommend
138 reviews
Housing
4.0/5
 All experiences (138)
Student life
4.0/5
 5 stars (30)
Academic
4.2/5
 4 stars (54)
Languages
4.0/5
 3 stars (54)
Expenses
3.0/5
 2 stars (0)
Overall
4.3/5
 1 star (0)
“I have learned better experiences in studying abroad,and I am so delighted.I am more useful and knowledgeable than before.One thinks that he/she knows many things but only realises that he/she knows very little when he/she travels abroad, meet different people,learn different cultures,and see many new things and places.” Read Review
esambison, Cameroon

9 4-star reviews of Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration, Helsinki

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Review by PETER ESAMBI, UNIVERSITY OF BUEA , CAMEROON, BUEA , CAMEROON, Cameroon
Financial Management, Independent
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: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why? It is simply because the Apartment/House is owned and managed by the Centre for International Mobility(CIMO),which is a non- profit organisation. Offers Apartments at relatively cheap rate only to international students. These Apartments are well equiped,that is the sitting rooms,dinning tables,kitchen utensils,and bedrooms are furnished.
Personal comments:
Where I reside, even though it is independently chosen,the housing conditions are better than those in other student residences offered by some local housing companies.Generally, there are good student housing facilities in my host unversity country.
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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 equally interact with the local and student community
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
EATZ, ALCAPOLCO,UNICAFE, THE POPULAR THEATRE HALLI IN HAKANIEMI MOVIES MOVIES ....????
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ACADEMIC    
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:
Satisfactory,course programme designed and taught by visiting Professors from the US and Sweden and the host country



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:
Comparatively to my home University studies,I have realised some major improvements;known better studies methods, improvement in the depth use of Microsoft programmes such as Powerpoint, EXCEL,WORDS, INTERNET,SPSS etc. Got broader knowledge in research methods, Academic presentations etc. In a nutshell,I realise great improvements in my academic life than ever before.

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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 the local language a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my knowledge
How much did you improve your local language?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases
Personal comments:
The language of instruction in the programme was English which is my native language.Since English is mostly spoken in the host country and the unversity (third language after Finnish and Swedish)communication wasnot a problem to me. Learning the nationallanguage was quite interesting to me.
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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:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits:
It simply because I left a developing country with low currency comparatively to that in the host country(euro)
Food, Travel, Nightlife, Overall, Telephone, Housing: was more expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
NO !
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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...
Ihad read and known many things in books internet conerning the host country but needed to see the reality,e.g. SNOWFALL.
In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.



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:
It is one of the accredited Universities in Europe where tuition is free(world standard).This University should open it doors to students from developing countries where there shortages of higher institutions of learning. I would like to thank the University administrators for their high standard education offered to me freely.There are few free Universities with good qualities in the world today.



FINAL COMMENTS

I have learned better experiences in studying abroad,and I am so delighted.I am more useful and knowledgeable than before.One thinks that he/she knows many things but only realises that he/she knows very little when he/she travels abroad, meet different people,learn different cultures,and see many new things and places.
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