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4.16 / 5 based on 300 reviews

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Overall
I wish I had known...
I really enjoyed the swedish life during my 7 months for a lot of reasons : to learn another culture, to improve your language, discover others countries around your host country...
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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 reall encouraged students to go in Sweden ( a small number of people know these Nordic countries) and it's really a good experience!!
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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
If some students are interested in going in Sweden for studies, you can contact me and it will be a pleasure to share this experience with them!
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Food is not really more expensive but other activities (nightlife, travel..) are a little bit more expensive than in Paris.
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Nightlife, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone, Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items

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Academic
Course recommendations
The courses level are relatively high with a lot of personal work.
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Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
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Essays and/or projects at the end of course
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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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I really improved my english and began to learn swedish language : really good experience to learn languages!
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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
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Home university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
If I go back to Sweden, I will manage to find an apartment in the city center to have a better access to library, shopping center, sport center...
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Personal comments
The accommodation at the Göteborgs Universityt is good with a lot of student offers (sport, animation, availability to travel around nordic countries for low cost..). However, the campus gave me the opportunity to meet a lot of european students.
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