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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Giglin' Marilyn (on Thursdays)
The Club
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
Because all the exchange students were there and it was pretty close to the university.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Because everything in Finland is more or less 3x more expensive than in Poland :(.
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Food, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Buy in Lidl, fruit and wegetables cheap at the market square. Cheap items also in "1€ shop" in Hansa.
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Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Overall
I wish I had known...
Buy bike from the very moment I came to Turku - it helps a lot.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
The school is very good provided you don't take courses with lots of work that don't have equivalent at your home university. It's just not worth.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
Live in Student Village.
Buy yourself a bike (I still have mine to sell).
Learn basics of Finnish.
Take International Mangement course.
Play business games (on some courses).
Have fun :)!
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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Finnish is pretty difficult, but basic language is worth learning, it helps you a lot/
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