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Turku School of Economics and Business Administration (TSE)

Turun Kauppakorkeakoulu, Rehtorinpellonkatu 3, 20500 Turku, Finland
4.26 / 5 based on 234 reviews.
Description:
The Turku School of Economics and Business Administration is situated in the city of Turku in the south-west of Finland, about 160 km from Helsinki. Turku is the oldest city in Finland, with about 160 000 inhabitants and it is one of the bilingual cities in Finland, with a Swedish-speaking minority of 5%. In addition to the Turku School of Economics and Business Administration there are two other Universities (University of Turku and the Swedish speaking Ĺbo Akademi University), Colleges of commerce, nursing, navigation, engineering, arts and crafts and a number of general vocational schools, which make Turku the centre of education in the region. The Turku School of Economics and Business Administration provides research and higher education in the field of business science. The School carries out both basic and applied research, and offers graduate, postgraduate and continuing education. Expert services form an increasing part of the School's activities.
The School was founded in 1950, on the initiative of local business circles. It started as a private institution, which was maintained by the Foundation of the Turku School of Economics. In 1977 the Turku School of Economics became a state institution and the role of Foundation changed from a maintainer to a supporter.


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92% of students recommend
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Academic
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“People has to be carefull about the extra monney they to bring with them. To be sure of the academic and housing bookings, to know what kind of studies the university has to propose.” Read Review
houari, France

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HOUSING    
by sonjatra, Karl Franzens Universität Graz, Graz, Austria
Management Science, Erasmus
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: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why? It's a good opportunity to get to know people from different cultures... There is always somebody to talk to... To achieve social competence...
Personal comments:
My accomodation was Uni-Hostel in the student village. It had central position to a small food store, to a pub and to 2 universities of Turku. The room was well furnitured and really clean. The kitchen was shared by 12 students, but it was cleaned every day. Everything was available: Television, iron board, cleaning facilities, coffe maker, microwave, oven, dish washer... The people living on this floor were also really nice and I enjoyed living there!
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STUDENT LIFE    
by Míriam, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Business Studies, Erasmus
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: Student life dominates the city
Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Personal comments:
There are some good places in Turku which are important to be known, like "The Old School", that is a beautiful cafe-bar now, but it was a real school many years ago. But, the most interesting thing of Finland is the wide possibilities that an exchange student can have to travel to other countries because there are many discounts and facilities to do it.
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ACADEMIC    
by Boudaoud, IAE Montpellier, Montpellier, France
Marketing and Sales Management, Erasmus
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:
First we had a huge choice of courses, that hlps the students to target more precisely his main objectives according his home lectures oblgations.the courses were in english. Finish teachers and students are very experienced in giving lectures in english. The exams were propgrammed in a ways that lead the students can be organized. Each sudent has to work more and more alone thanks to the books that are available in the library. The turku scholl of business has many facilties that make the student study in very good conditions like computer rooms that are numerous, the media equipments thet allow the teachers be efficient during the lectures.



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:
Everything was meant in order to make lecture programms very weel organized and shedduled.

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LEARNING ENGLISH    
by sonjatra, Karl Franzens Universität Graz, Graz, Austria
Management Science, Erasmus
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?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
Was learning the local language a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my knowledge
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 local language?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
Personal comments:
I chose Finland to improve my English. I never had problems with English, but I wanted to integrate English in my studies of my home country, because it's really important to speak English fluently if you want to contacts to people all over the world and also for the future working situation as English is dominating the business activities. From talking what is really necessary I learned to talk a lot in every situation of life with various people from all over the world. There are students from all over the world and you talk to them as if they were your best friends from home! It was really great! If you experienced it, you know what I mean!
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EXPENSES    
by Míriam, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Business Studies, Erasmus
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:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits:
Food is more expensive here and it is more difficult to find some food as well; i ´ve spent a lot travelling because it is a great chance to do it here. In fact, if a want to travel like this from my country it would be much more expensive in the long-term, so, for me this is a save, because travelling is one of my priorities. That´s why i try to expend less in telephone and so on, but this country is in general more expensive than mine, so sometimes it is quite hard.
Food, Travel, Overall: was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife: was the same price as at home.
Telephone, Housing: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
none
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OVERALL    
by sonjatra, Karl Franzens Universität Graz, Graz, Austria
Management Science, Erasmus
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...
None...
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:
A quite small university, the relation to the teachers are really cooperative, you get the chance to improve your English. Very good computer and internet facilities, organized travels, organized parties. The office of international affairs is very helpful. There are plenty of interesting courses in English!



FINAL COMMENTS

Travel tips: Join the trip to Russia (Moscow, St. Petersburgh) It's really worth to see! Visit Savonlinna with the castle of Olavinlinna and the ridges of punkaharju (Rent a car and drive around a little bit, there are a lot of places worth to see!) Rovaniemi on the arctic circle (a small ity with a Santa Clause Parc and Post office, a really interesting museum and rendeer farms and husky riding with a sledge!) Take the ferry to stockholm and visit this beautiful swedish capital! (I was there 3 times)! Also the ferry is worth to see! (Viking Line - 11 floors with various restaurants and bars, take the buffet when you book the journey!) Tallinn, the estonian capital is only 2:30 hours with the ferry from Helsinki and has a really nice old town (and cheap alcohol in comparison to Finland) Helsinki is only about 2 hours from Turku and a quite nice town. (It's enough if you go there for one night!) You can see all sights on one day! Take an international student card with you, which is valid for the whole study year otherwise you don't get a student reduction on the local buses in Turku. Ask everything, if you are not really sure, because finnish can be a very confusing language and the people are quite helpful. I'm sure, you'll enjoy your stay there!
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