Reviews of KTH Royal Institute of Technology | Sweden

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anonymous

Tallinna Tehnikaülikool, Tallinn, Estonia
Engineering, Chemical, Graduate, University Agreement

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 Swedish a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Swedish

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)

How much did you improve your Swedish?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Sweden is a country where almost everyone speak english, it is veru convinient on one hand, at another it makes a little bit difficult to learn local, swedish language, however there are good possibilities to learn swedish at host university, in my case Royal Institute of Technology, for free, as a cource included in your studies

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anonymous

Tallinna Tehnikaülikool, Tallinn, Estonia
Engineering, Chemical, Graduate, University Agreement

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Other

Other sources of funding:

Other

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

It si more expensive life in sweden comparing with my home country

Travel, Housing, Nightlife, Overall, Telephone, Food:

was more expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

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anonymous

Tallinna Tehnikaülikool, Tallinn, Estonia
Engineering, Chemical, Graduate, University Agreement

Overall

I wish I had known...

to be more informed about beeing a Ph.D. student

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

3

Costs

4

Activities

3

Campus life

2

Party / people

2

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

assistance in study/administrative questions for Ph.D. students, better organization of Ph.D. courses, more easy way to get information, anaunsment

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

I have been a Ph.D. student, and usually for doing reserach one is beeing financed, however, being a erasmus student one usually have some financial support from a family, or have some extra-job to earn some additional money

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anonymous

Tallinna Tehnikaülikool, Tallinn, Estonia
Engineering, Chemical, Graduate, University Agreement

Academic

Course recommendations

I found to be interesting courses given to Ph.D. students at chemical engineering department: transport phenomena, sorption processes in Chemical and Environmental Engineering, and undergraduate courses Environmental Modelling, English Scientific Writting

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