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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Definitely the Kompassen pub downtown, and for those who would like to dance : Mortensson and Bengtsson (this one has free entrance). And of course Karen, the Students pub on the campus!
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Housing
Type of housing: Students Residence
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
Closer to the majority of the Students, therefore easier to meet new people
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Personal comments
All the residences are brand new and the standards of quality, cleanness, connection to Internet... are very high
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Lorraine D
Academic
Course recommendations
Don't miss the Culture Class : such an enrichment! the more nationalities, the better....
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
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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Lorraine D
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
When I arrived in Halmstad University, I did not know whether I would learn Swedish or not, I chose to do so and I haven't been disappointed, on the contrary ! I liked it so much that I continued when back to France : I applied for Swedish lessons in the Swedish Culture centre in Paris!
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Overall
I wish I had known...
nothing, it couldn't have been better
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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
chose Nyhem student residence, chose Culture class, travel as much as you can, meet as many people as you can...... and enjoy!
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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
When you get there, you can buy a second-hand bike, all the students have one, and you'll be able to sell it back to the shop before leaving.
take hot clothes but even more than hot RAINPROOF clothes !!
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Lorraine D
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Overall prices are higher in Scandinavia than in the rest of Europe
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Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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