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Madove
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Activities, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Stallarna-student pub at campus. Grisfesten (Annual party) at campus as well, and Valborg (National Festivity)
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Madove
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Home university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
I liked very much to live in campus and specially in a corridor, because one has the opportunity to know many students of different nationalites.
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Personal comments
GREAT, accomodations in Växjö have everything a student may need.
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Madove
Languages
Language of instruction: Swedish
Was learning Swedish a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your Swedish?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Learning Swedish was a beautiful experience because I could get into the idiodsyncrasy of the Swedes and it has also helped me in getting a better job in my home country.
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Madove
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Food, Nightlife, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone, Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Madove
Academic
Course recommendations
Swedish Model is a good course.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
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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Madove
Overall
I wish I had known...
I would have wished to know how to cook.
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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
Try to get in touch with the Swedish students, try to make Swedish friends, you have to have the initiative
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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
The VIS organizes very good trips, don't hesitate about taking part in them.
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