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Växjö Universitet

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4.21 / 5 based on 499 reviews
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Natalie P
Vlaamse Autonome Hogeschool Gent, Gent, Belgium
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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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
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
Pudas! It's a pub in one of the studentbuildings outside campus, every thursday is there a big party, you can't miss it!
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Natalie P
Vlaamse Autonome Hogeschool Gent, Gent, Belgium
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: studenthouse in the city
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: studenthouse in the city
Why?
It was really good there! Lots of contact with other (exchange) students, close to the shopping streets, not so far from campus and lots of party's!
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
Not too expensive, good size rooms, good contact with other students. The rooms on campus are nicer then the ones in the city but you have less party's there!
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Natalie P
Vlaamse Autonome Hogeschool Gent, Gent, Belgium
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Alcohol is more expensive
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Food, Nightlife, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Housing, Travel:
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
Alcohol is expensive, but in teh student bars there are lower prices. Sweden is not such an expensive country, That is exagerated!
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Natalie P
Vlaamse Autonome Hogeschool Gent, Gent, Belgium
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
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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
none
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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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Natalie P
Vlaamse Autonome Hogeschool Gent, Gent, Belgium
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
I would not have doubted, it was great!
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
2
Culture
3
Costs
2
Activities
3
Campus life
3
Party / people
3
Weather / location
3
Personal recommendation
Continue doing what you're doing because you're doing a great job!
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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
4
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
3
Final comments
Don't have doubts, just go to Växjö, you'll love it!
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Natalie P
Vlaamse Autonome Hogeschool Gent, Gent, Belgium
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, 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: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
The teachers spoke very well english, no communication problems
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