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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
Easy access to all areas of the campus and into the city
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Personal comments
Great personal space with on-suite bathroom, large bedroom and study area. The communal kitchen and lounge made for great social interaction.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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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
Personal comments
Quite apart from the campus 'retreats' in town I enjoyed all the bars but if you can find it (opposite the train station above the hill- in a basement) the Wexio Rugby club bar has the cheapest alcohol in the city and a really great crowd who always welcomed a new face and where very pleased to interact with international students. Also might educate you about rubgy whilst your their.
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Academic
Course recommendations
I really enjoyed my business management course, but at the end of the day Vaxjo gives you only what you work for. A great learning curve though.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Not on your nelly
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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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Overall
I wish I had known...
More about the location and expectations of the host university.
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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
I couldn't recomend it any more highly. It really is a life changer experiance.
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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
Whilst their take the opportunity to travel the Balkins and around Sweden itself.
I managed to get involved in the rugby club and was privilaged to travel (at their expense most of the time) all around Sweden, mostly because their nearest opposition was over 90km away.
Take the opportunity to interact with the locals and always be open to other peoples views, its worth it to expand your own world knowledge and it will be the time of your life if you let it.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Rates of exchange and cost of living difference
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Costs for internal flights where extremly cheap as was travel in general. Respectable hotel costs though where rather a surprise.
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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Although everyone could speak English better than myself, I found that every opportunity was available for me to learn Swedish and apply it if I wanted to.
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