Reviews of Uppsala Universitet (UU) | Sweden

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Frederic D

KEDGE Business School, Talence, France
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:

Family
Personal savings

Work opportunities:

I worked during my study abroad experience

Personal spending habits

Sweden is quite expensive compared to France but I also choose to fully benefit from nightlife and to discover Scandinavia and CIS

Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, 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

buy a phone and a bike from local students

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Frederic D

KEDGE Business School, Talence, France
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus

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

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

all swedes are billingual in English (or nearly) but you'll also have a chance to attend the intensive August course in Sewdish and to continue afterwards !

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Frederic D

KEDGE Business School, Talence, France
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

Have you ever loved winter ???

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

3

Costs

1

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

Interesting courses, incredible student life and international athmosphere.

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

Do not forget to discover as much as you can in Scandinavia and to keep close contacts with locals. And even if learning swedish is not always funy, it might worth it when you'll be the only one speaking swedish on the job market !

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