Reviews of Joensuun Yliopisto (JNS) | Finland

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marta m

Universidad de Lleida, Lleida, Spain
Forestry, Graduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Student life dominates the city

Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Nightlife, Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Kerubin Kuppila, a nice cafe to play some games and a good atmosphere. You can not miss skating and cross-country skiing at the lake in winter

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marta m

Universidad de Lleida, Lleida, Spain
Forestry, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

It was a good neighbourhood

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

Perfect

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marta m

Universidad de Lleida, Lleida, Spain
Forestry, Graduate, 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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

At the beginning was a litttle bit difficult to speak english fluently, but at the end of my stay I even thought in english!

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marta m

Universidad de Lleida, Lleida, Spain
Forestry, Graduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

Take Winter Ecology Course

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

none

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

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marta m

Universidad de Lleida, Lleida, Spain
Forestry, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

A private grant

Other sources of funding:

Family<br> An ERASMUS grant<br> A private grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Overall, Food, Housing, Nightlife:

was more expensive than at home.

Travel:

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

none

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marta m

Universidad de Lleida, Lleida, Spain
Forestry, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

Think that in winter is a little bit hard only having 4 hours of light during the day time!

In my opinion:

I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

3

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

2

Party / people

2

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

It's worth going there if you don't mind the cold...

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

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

If you are from a warm country and you like the environment for sure you'll like it very much.

Joensuun Yliopisto (JNS)

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