Reviews of Högskolan i Kristianstad (HKR) | Sweden

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Michele F

LIUC Università Cattaneo Castellanza, Castellanza, Italy
Management Science, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Travel, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

none

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Michele F

LIUC Università Cattaneo Castellanza, Castellanza, Italy
Management Science, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

Because I felt really confortable where I've been.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

none

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Michele F

LIUC Università Cattaneo Castellanza, Castellanza, Italy
Management Science, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings<br> An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Travel, Nightlife, Food, Overall:

was more expensive than at home.

Telephone:

was the same price as 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

none

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Michele F

LIUC Università Cattaneo Castellanza, Castellanza, Italy
Management Science, 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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Michele F

LIUC Università Cattaneo Castellanza, Castellanza, Italy
Management Science, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

The weather is cold comparing with mediterranean country as mine. The accademic level is high, so be prepared to beat copetition between students.

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

3

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

4

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

No recommendation

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

Became familiar with another culture

2

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

I've been in Norway to Bergen, I really advice to go there because there is a wonderful landscape.

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Michele F

LIUC Università Cattaneo Castellanza, Castellanza, Italy
Management Science, 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: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations

How much did you improve your Swedish?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Did not speak it

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I had the chabce to increage my english language level being the only italian in contact with other students from all part of the world. So, to comunicate I was obliged to learn as so fast possible and after 6 months of full immersion, I achieved my goal to join the same level of the others.

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