Reviews of Högskolan i Skövde (HIS) | Sweden

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Rytis_B

Lietuvos Zemes Ukio Universitetas, Kaunas, Lithuania
Engineering, Mechanical, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

There have been a lot of Traveling out, so i can not exclude anything.

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Rytis_B

Lietuvos Zemes Ukio Universitetas, Kaunas, Lithuania
Engineering, Mechanical, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

A lot of space, Not expensive

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

Pretty good

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Rytis_B

Lietuvos Zemes Ukio Universitetas, Kaunas, Lithuania
Engineering, Mechanical, 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
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: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Mostly all host students had been speaking english so I didn't experience any dificulties

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Rytis_B

Lietuvos Zemes Ukio Universitetas, Kaunas, Lithuania
Engineering, Mechanical, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

There were much more expensive(Everything) than in my Country

Travel, Housing, Overall, Food, Telephone:

was more expensive than at home.

Nightlife:

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

no

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Rytis_B

Lietuvos Zemes Ukio Universitetas, Kaunas, Lithuania
Engineering, Mechanical, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

no

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

4

Costs

4

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

3

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

More available books, Have to be improved lecturers( teachers) skills.

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

This country is very Helpfull, if you need any information, You will get it , no doubt.

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Rytis_B

Lietuvos Zemes Ukio Universitetas, Kaunas, Lithuania
Engineering, Mechanical, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

It's been just different from my home university

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

I would like to get more available books regarding particular subject.

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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