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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities, Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
The University and the campus are situated pretty far from the city centre, so I didn't go out that much. Mostly we were gathering with friends in somebody's appartment.
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
Because this is a great opportunity to meet new people and to practice languages
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Personal comments
It was a very nice flat which a shared with other 3 girls. My room was clean and fresh and light. The building was very calm comparing to the others, so I didn't have any problems with noise when I had to study.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
All the prices in Finland are much higher then in Russia. Sometimes the grant was not enough to cover all the expences, so I didn't call that much myself in order to save some money. As for travelling, I don't have much opportunity to travel from home as there are always many problems with visa. My course in Oulu included the trips to Estonia, Sweden, Norway and all over Finland for free, but we still payed the food and transportation in the cities.
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Housing, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone, Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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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
The language of instruction was English so all the exchange students spoke English. Most of Finnish people speak English fluently, so I never had a problem understanding another person.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
No, I had a very good support from local students.
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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
To have more activities at the University itself or at least at campus area
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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
Travelling was a significant part of the course.
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Academic
Course recommendations
I took different courses at the University. I was studying Scandinavian Studies, Marketing, English Literature and French language. All of the courses were great and the teachers were very helpful and knowledgable.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
It is on a very high level.
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