Reviews of Örebro Universitet (ORU) | Sweden

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Juan F

Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain
Telecommunications, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

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

Karhuset, Klaras,...

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Juan F

Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain
Telecommunications, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

Because i enjoyed it very much, and i met many foreigners and Swedish people

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

A lot of services for a very low price. Studying in Sweden is a pleasure.

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Juan F

Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain
Telecommunications, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Government assistance

Other sources of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Mainly because Sweden is a more expensive country than Spain, and in addition i travelled more in Sweden

Nightlife, Overall, Telephone, Travel, Food:

was more expensive than at home.

Housing:

was less expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

Ask native people for tips

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Juan F

Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain
Telecommunications, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

Get info in advanced about the available English courses.

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

No, i am quite satisfied

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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Juan F

Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain
Telecommunications, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

Which courses were available in English

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

4

Culture

4

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

I think it is one of the best Universities in Sweden

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

2

Final comments

Enjoy your stay as much as possible, travel, meet as many foreigners as possible specially native studens,...

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Juan F

Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain
Telecommunications, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

Was learning Swedish a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Swedish

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

How much did you improve your Swedish?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Almost everyone speaks English pretty well, about Swedish was more difficult to learn it because there were not many courses at University so i had to do an extra effort by my own to learn it

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