Reviews of Karlstads Universitet (KAU) | Sweden

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zunicki

Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Communication and Information Sciences, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

aspects of sweden, intercultural communication are good for the start. cross cuts media is a really, really nice course. media culture and technology not so exciting. overall i would recommend classes at political science (especially with jan ruderus).

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

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Essays and/or projects at the end of course

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zunicki

Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Communication and Information Sciences, 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 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

perfect understanding of english. teachers always try to bear at mind that many students are no native english speakers.

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zunicki

Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Communication and Information Sciences, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

maybe the way swedish people go out (queus, pre-parties etc.)

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

4

Costs

1

Activities

2

Campus life

4

Party / people

4

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

go there and you will love it! i have never experienced such nice, helpful and friendly unversity staff as in karlstad! organisational skills of international office are brilliant. fantastic eqipment and study environment at university. great student life. it's the perfect place.

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

stockholm, gothenburg, coast between gothnberg and oslo, norway (the fjords!!!), öland, kiruna in winter or in summer to see the midnight sun. participate in one of those crazy finland cruises - it's absolutely incredible what is happening on those boats.

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zunicki

Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Communication and Information Sciences, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I worked during my study abroad experience

Personal spending habits

sweden is just more expensive! and i went out and traveleld a lot more than at home.

Nightlife, Overall, Travel, 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

buy food at rimi and willy's. go out before 10 to save entrance. eat a lot of pasta and puntigamer beer in systembolget (cheap and drinkable)

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zunicki

Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Communication and Information Sciences, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: student accomodation

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: same again

Why?

it was perfect

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

student accomondations are very good - nice mix of internationals and swedish and not too many people. easy to get to know each other. perfect organisation.

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zunicki

Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Communication and Information Sciences, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Student life dominates the city

Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

glada ankan is nice as far as music os concerend (fridays), coozy is chilly, arena strange but a must and most fun since all internationals are there. nice vegetarian restaurant in västra torgaten (next to team sports). best pizza in romstadspizzeria (opposite potatisen). beach party at karen is amzing! (once each semester)

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