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4.16 / 5 based on 574 reviews
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Jessica Y
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Financial Management, Graduate, Independent
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
Those pubs of Nations are just cool but rather unflexible for students from other Nations.
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Jessica Y
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Financial Management, Graduate, Independent
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
The house is like a 5-star hotel!!
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
They put international students to the most expensive houses because no local students will ever take them!!
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Jessica Y
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Financial Management, Graduate, Independent
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
I learned a bit of Swedish but not enough because the staying periods are too short.
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Jessica Y
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Financial Management, Graduate, Independent
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Other
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Other
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
The living standard in Sweden is terribly high.
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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
Eat less...
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Jessica Y
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Financial Management, Graduate, Independent
Overall
I wish I had known...
No.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
3
Culture
2
Costs
2
Activities
2
Campus life
3
Party / people
3
Weather / location
2
Personal recommendation
Nice but still have rooms to improve if they want to stand out in EU.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
4
Traveled
3
Improved language skills
3
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
2
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
2
Advanced my studies & career
3
Final comments
You have to visit Norway, Finland and Denmark if you are in Sweden!! Stockholm is the most beautiful city I've ever seen!!
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Jessica Y
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Financial Management, Graduate, Independent
Academic
Course recommendations
Teachers in international courses shall improve their teaching skill not speak Swedish when they don't know what's in English!
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My academic experiences
Quality of courses
Variety of courses
Access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
As the above.
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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