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4.08 / 5 based on 264 reviews
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Ségolène V
Academic
Course recommendations
I took a very interesting course given by a Russian teacher: Doing business in St Petersburg. I learnt a lot about doing business in Russia, as well as, building a business plan.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
There could have been more courses in English. But most of the courses I followed were interesting
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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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Sophie B
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
Shared appartments with 3 to 5 rooms. Students residences, where it is really easy to meet new people, both exchange students and Finns. Good way as well to meet students from other schools and universities.
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Personal comments
The school and the student association offer 3 different places to live:
- Ida: Shared appartments, 45 min from school by bus. ~800 Fim/ month
- Pasila: Shared appartments, 20 min from school by train.
- Kamppi: flat for one person in a building reseved for students, 5 min walking from school and 5 min walking from the center of Helsinki.
The school offers an excellent and wide range of choices. No problem with the housing.
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f_schallmeiner
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Food is in general extremely expensive in Finland but costs for phoning are traditionally cheap. Housing was supported. Nightlife because of the alcohol prices and usually I'm not travelling that much at home.
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Food, Nightlife, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone, Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
To buy a pre-paid mobile phone as soon as possible
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Lucie P
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
During my stay I got the chance to practice my English as well as German language skills. I spoke both of them very good before. The international environment gave me the opportunity to become more fluent and switch back and fort between them.
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marieelle
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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
This experience will remain something that changed my vision of the world forever. I hadn't had the opportunity to travel before, and there, I met people from the whole world. I spend hours talking with friends, exchanging ideas on the way e see the world and our future...Though we came from different cultures, we found out we had to answer the same questions ..I also learned a little bit of tchech and korean, since my roomates came from Praha and Seoul...and guess what, I am just about to meet Lenka (my roomate) again! This trip was a very humanly rich experience for me!
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Sophie B
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Food: it is more expensive
Telephone: only had a mobile phone and no fixed line.
Travel: travelled in Russia and Baltic states so it is cheaper. But if you plan to go to Lapland or Stockholm, it will be more expensive than in France.
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Food, Telephone, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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