Reviews of Göteborgs Universitet | Sweden

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Laurence S

Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, 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

Expensive country for nightlife and more specifically for drinks

Travel, Housing, Nightlife:

was more expensive than at home.

Overall, Food:

was the same price as at home.

Telephone:

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

none

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Laurence S

Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

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

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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Laurence S

Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

second hands shop provide any household furniture you need and is cheaper than Ikea

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

4

Costs

1

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

4

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

No ones, this university was modern, well organised, with nice lectures and interesting courses. Perhaps just proposing some more marketing courses in english

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

It is an amazing experience

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Laurence S

Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, 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: At ease in most situations
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: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Improved my english

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Laurence S

Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: A room exchange

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: A room exchange

Why?

It was a nice, well located student flat with lots of other erasmus students

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

It was perfectly organised

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Laurence S

Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Student life dominates the city

Nightlife, Activities, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Valand, Olof café, Respect

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