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DAWOON H
Sookmyung University, Seoul, Korea, South
Informatics, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Activities, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
It's always up to what kind of company you have around. Even though I am in really cool place, if friends who hang around with me are not good, it's not special at all. In Tampere, I prefer to have a picnic with friends next to lakes and cycle through forest.
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DAWOON H
Sookmyung University, Seoul, Korea, South
Informatics, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
In my current apartment, I can reach to beautiful lakes by walk in 10 minutes. It's always so peaceful and quite as any other area in Finland.
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DAWOON H
Sookmyung University, Seoul, Korea, South
Informatics, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
Personal spending habits
Mainly I am spending money for food and studying meterials.
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
I am trying to get to know which is for life and which is for pleasure. Both are important, but there's always "priority". I was working as a correspondence for a Korean magazine during last semester, and that helped me a lot.
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DAWOON H
Sookmyung University, Seoul, Korea, South
Informatics, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Academic
Course recommendations
In my host university, it's very nice to take any course in English as they are mainly for foreign students. Not only just courese, but also other general programmes are for everyone.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
I didn't underestimate Finland before came here. However everything is so perfect. No need to try to find defect.
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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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DAWOON H
Sookmyung University, Seoul, Korea, South
Informatics, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Overall
I wish I had known...
Just about the cold-chilling weather!
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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
Tampere city itself seems like for foreign stuent. It's safe and beautiful. If I have a chance to choose again, I would definitely have Tampere as my first choice.
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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
Tampere airport has Ryan air, so if you try, you can get really cheap flight ticket to many countries in europe. Nothern part of Finland is also very attractive. You sould visit Lapland where Santa is living!
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DAWOON H
Sookmyung University, Seoul, Korea, South
Informatics, Undergraduate, University Agreement
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: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Almost every people in Finland are very good at understanding and speaking English. Therefore I don't have big problem to do shopping or some paper works in Tampere. Plus, I am taking Finnish language course.
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