Reviews of Helsinki University of Technology (HUT) | Finland

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Rajasekar R

Tamilnadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India
Engineering, Technology, Undergraduate, Independent

Overall

I wish I had known...

More language skills

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

3

Culture

3

Costs

1

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

3

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

Its a renowned university. Excellent academic facilities will offer students a great opportunity to learn more.

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

3

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

Travel card could be a good idea. Knowing the local language beforehand will help students in many ways.

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anonymous

Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy
Management Science, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

The public services as transport are really expensive but rally really good!The nightlife is not more expensive than here, but if you go out every night....you'll spend a lot!!!

Nightlife, Travel, Overall, Food:

was more expensive than at home.

Housing:

was the same price as at home.

Telephone:

was less expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

Lunch at the university canteen!!!!just for 2 euros!

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giarin

LIUC Università Cattaneo Castellanza, Castellanza, Italy
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

Living in campus is nice but you always see the same things the whole day and night.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

Never tried the TKY housing system, I always used HOAS. I am quite much satisfied with it even if the rent is a bit high.

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giarin

LIUC Università Cattaneo Castellanza, Castellanza, Italy
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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
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: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I got to learn a very difficult though interesting language as Finnish is. Luckily I had no problems at University as everyone can speak English and most of the advanced courses in IEM are in English

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