Reviews of Høgskolen i Oslo | Norway

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Susanne P

Hochschule Zittau/Görlitz (FH), Görlitz, Germany
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Travel: Takes place mostly outside 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

A party starts in Norway with a so called "Vorspiel", with is a gethering of friends at the place of one of them to start drinking (in bars, discos,...everything is expensive-you can't afford too much!). On Thurthday nights is the little weekend - big Party in the Campus club!

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Jairo P

Universidad de Cantabria, Santander, Spain
Engineering, Chemical, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

Cause it makes it easier to get in contact with other international students

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

Kind of ok

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Antoine C

Université Pierre Mendès France: Grenoble II, Grenoble, France
Business Studies, Graduate, CEMS

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: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Double interest to study in Norway. On the one hand you speak English inside the University. On the other side you have free courses of Norwegian in a way you can speak a little the local language in everyday life.

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JAIRO P

Universidad de Cantabria, Santander, Spain
Engineering, Chemical, Graduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

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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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Joanna Z

Akademia Ekonomiczna, Krakow, Poland
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 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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

no problems to communicate in English overall Oslo, no so ambitious for me

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Joris K

Noordelijke Hogeschool Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, Netherlands
Business Studies, 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

2

Culture

4

Costs

1

Activities

1

Campus life

1

Party / people

1

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

I had a lot of fun. But the academic level was not that high.

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

2

Improved language skills

2

Met people from other countries

3

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

No comments.

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