Reviews of Göteborgs Universitet | Sweden

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Leen x

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings<br> An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't want/need to work

Personal spending habits

Going out is quite expensive, and so is the alcohol...

Housing, Overall, Nightlife, Travel, Food:

was more expensive than 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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Leen x

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Business Studies, Undergraduate, 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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Leen x

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

no

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

2

Culture

3

Costs

1

Activities

4

Campus life

3

Party / people

4

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

/

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

Became familiar with another culture

2

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

*Copenhagen and Stockholm are definitely worth a visit!! It's quite cheap to get there by bus. *Helmuts is really the best residence you can find in Göteborg: best parties, best atmosphere, best location, ...

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Leen x

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Business Studies, 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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
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

Almost everyone speaks English in Sweden...

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Leen x

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: student residence (Helmuts)

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: student residence

Why?

The location is quite good, good price/quality, great atmosphere, fantastic parties!!

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

It's very well organized by Göteborgs Universitet, you don't have to do anything apart from applying and paying :-)

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Leen x

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

Travel, Activities: 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

Valand on Thursday night: full of erasmus people!

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