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anonymous
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
A lot of exchange students live in Pasila and if you take the costs into consideration it is a good location (5 mins away from the centre). The appartment is wel equiped with an oven, freezer and microwave
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Personal comments
The appartment itself is not very nice, in the first days everybody was depressed but once you get used to it you'll have a great time in pasila. More info about the specific housing possibilities good have been given to the students on forehand.
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anonymous
Overall
I wish I had known...
Nothing really ...
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
I can't say the courses are all that interesting, but you'll have a really good time in Helsinki!
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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
Go to Russia, it is so close and interesting to see. Stockholm is a nice city.
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Patrick M
St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Canada
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
The student housing association provided very large, clean, well equipped apartments for reasonable prices. Also they were very flexible on arrival/departure times so if you had to stay longer or leave early it was possible to cancel your contract without penalty
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Personal comments
Housing is not provided by the university but rather my the student housing organization. In Mikkeli where i studied, this was provided by MOAS (http://www.moas.fi)
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Ségolène V
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
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I wanted to improve my English and I think I improved it because the courses were in English and because I spoke English every day with Finnish and foreign students. I could not speak Finnish so I tried to learn the language but it is very different from every other languages and it is very difficult to learn. So I know basic words to be able to go shopping. But Finnish people speak english very well so it was not a problem.
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Marko P
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Telephone: in Denmark, I used prepaid cards for my mobile phone and in Finland I had a subscription from an operator.
Travel: my apartment in Helsinki was within a walking distance from both the school and the city centre.
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Food, Housing, Nightlife, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone, Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
No need to buy your own books, just borrow from the school library or photocopy the essential parts. Teachers also give paper handouts and some material is available online.
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Cyrille A
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
I spent less in telephone because it was useless than in my home country, I spent less in housing because it was a student housing furthermore in flatmating. I spent more in food and overall because the cost of life is higher then in my country. Finally I spent more in nightlife and travels because I enjoy the life here and I discovered the country and the neighbouring countries.
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Food, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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