Reviews of Høgskolen i Bergen (HIB) | Norway

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Laura U

Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain
Engineering, Computer, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

More airlines connecting my country and Bergen.

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

1

Culture

4

Costs

3

Activities

4

Campus life

4

Party / people

4

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

All the staff is very helpful with the foreign students and do as much as possible for them. All of them are very nice.

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

It is very easy to travel by train or by bus in Norway and there are lots of discounts for students at the country.

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anonymous

siauliai university, siauliai, Lithuania
Education, Secondary, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: hostel

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: hostel

Why?

because I can communicate with a lot of people, to develop my english language or to begin another, because people are from different countries.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

I am very pleased. It is very clean place, we have all necessary things in the kitchen and so on.We have freedom in hostel also.

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anonymous

siauliai university, siauliai, Lithuania
Education, Secondary, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

I could bring food from my country, it would be cheaper.

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

4

Costs

4

Activities

4

Campus life

4

Party / people

4

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

I think everything was perfect. They did all the best.

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

People are very helpful, they can go and show you if you do not know the place. We went skiing, was on the top of the mountain, visited Oslo it was really nice.

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Laura U

Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain
Engineering, Computer, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

It is the best way to get to know people from different countries.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

It is helpful to have the housing arranged by the time you get there and I think that is the best choice that a foreign student can take.

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anonymous

siauliai university, siauliai, Lithuania
Education, Secondary, 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

I learned to communicate, developed my english language skills and started with norvegian.Now I know the educational system of university in other country. I learned to be independent.

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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anonymous

siauliai university, siauliai, Lithuania
Education, Secondary, 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 the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your English?

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

How much did you improve your the local language?

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

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

We were communicating in english, because it was much more easier. We had norwegian language course, but we learned only basic phrases.So it was better to communicate in english

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