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Haskoli Islands

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4.06 / 5 based on 164 reviews
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anonymous
Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
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
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
Nally's caffè and Sport Kaffi were the best one. Very cheep beer and an international environment.
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anonymous
Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Cause I've got there the oportunity to share the appartment with other erasmus students and to live in a warm and wonderful atmosphere.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
There was pretty good even if it is quite difficult to enter student's dormitory.
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anonymous
Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
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
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
My english improved very much after this kind of experience.
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anonymous
Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
I spent more cause the host country currency was very high.
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Food, Telephone, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing, Nightlife:
was the same price as 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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anonymous
Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
I think that had been wonderful and very interesting to discover a new environment by myself.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
3
Culture
4
Costs
2
Activities
3
Campus life
4
Party / people
3
Weather / location
3
Personal recommendation
I suggest to everybody to do this kind of choose. The country is really unique and you can experience something that youhave never lived.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
3
Traveled
4
Improved language skills
3
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
4
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
3
Final comments
Don't loose the chance of taking tarvels in this wonderful and powerful island. You could enridge your soul.
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anonymous
Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
There are several courses taken in icelandic but there's the opportunity to take the exams in english.
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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
There are not so many english courses
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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