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reneb
Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Small university with good course programmes and tachers who studied also abroad.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
One advice: contact the Icelandic Office of International Education. You will find all the tips you need.
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rune
Overall
I wish I had known...
Perhaps the language!
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Nice people and structured courses! If you like written assignment during a course, Icelandic studies is something for you!
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
Iceland is different and it is fun!
Bring warm clothes and enough money. Travel as fast as you can if you are going fallsemester, cause snow comes early and roads get closed.Be social and just have fun!
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Francisco M
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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
At the beggining it´s quite difficult to express yourself in english. But in a few weeks you can talk fluent english with no problem. The Icelandic it´s different because for people that talk a latin languaje (like me) it´s very difficult to talk fluent Icelandic. But I think that, in one year I would start to talk without feeling shy.
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Florian K
Academic
Course recommendations
There is a class called "economic development and globalization". Also it is a lot of reading and pretty expensive, because of the Harvard Business Cases, the most interessting, interactive and diverse course I had in Iceland
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
The course Iclandic 1 should perhaps have a closer focus on the linguistic needs of foreign students.
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Daniela S
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Nightlife in Reykjavík is really crazy! So if you want to spend your weekends with going out - definitly a good choice. But if you're more into travelling or sightseeing or enjoying the nature Iceland is even more definitly the right choice for you... It's an amazing country - I enjoyed it a lot...
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veerle v
Housing
Type of housing: A room exchange
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: A room exchange
Why?
it was so cool to live together with other international students. We mostly lived there with 5, sometimes 8, so there was mostly somebody around to have fun with
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Personal comments
Well, my landlord was a difficult man, but in general it was okay. You also had a lot of possibilities offered by university
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