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

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mhadys

Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Poland
Management Information Systems, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

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

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mhadys

Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Poland
Management Information Systems, 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 the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

How much did you improve your the local language?

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

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

The level of English was very good when speaking both about vocabulary and pronunciation.

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mhadys

Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Poland
Management Information Systems, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

Unnecessarily my attitude to Finland and Finnish people was ambivalent. Tkis is really a nice country to study and live.

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

2

Culture

1

Costs

4

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

2

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

Very positive. This school is not big, but very nice. Students, whoa are Swedish speaking Finns are slightly different than their peers - they are more outgoing, opened for others. Level of instrucions was really very good.

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

It is possible to travel by hitch-hiking! I conducted a journey from Helsinki to Lappland (Levi) in 2 days.

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mhadys

Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Poland
Management Information Systems, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

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

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

Lunches at the university are relatively cheap for students.

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mhadys

Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Poland
Management Information Systems, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

Because this way of living is the best combination between learning needs and partying.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

A lot of exchange students are situated very close together, that is why we spend time together. Although the place is not in the city center, there is very nice neighborhood of forest and beach.

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