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Växjö Universitet

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4.21 / 5 based on 499 reviews
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Sergio
Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
Computer Science / IT, Graduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Home university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Independence, freedom.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
It was quite good. You are surrounded by foreign people and you learn a lot in this way about their cultures and way of life. You became more openminded by living with many other people from many different native lands.
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Sergio
Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
Computer Science / IT, Graduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
Stallarna, Båten. Allkår week.
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Sergio
Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
Computer Science / IT, Graduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
Swedish personality.
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In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
4
Culture
3
Costs
2
Activities
2
Campus life
3
Party / people
3
Weather / location
1
Personal recommendation
Come if you can to. You´ll have fun.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
3
Traveled
2
Improved language skills
2
Met people from other countries
3
Became more independent
4
Partied a lot
3
Experienced a change in life
3
Advanced my studies & career
2
Final comments
Take care of yourself at the winter time. It´s really cold.
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Sergio
Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
Computer Science / IT, Graduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
Study if you wanna pass.
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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
More classes. If you don´t have almost any class then you usually became too lazy.
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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
Overall
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Sergio
Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
Computer Science / IT, 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: Basic phrases
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
It was hard at the beginning, specially with regard to read english books. In a few month you get into the habit of doing it.
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Sergio
Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
Computer Science / IT, Graduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Everything is more expensive.
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Food, Telephone, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
no
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