Reviews of Lahden Ammattikorkeakoulu | Finland

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fcoiz

Università Degli Studi di Udine, Udine, Italy
Nursing, Midwifery, Physiotherapy, Graduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

Some course about Finnish language

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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fcoiz

Università Degli Studi di Udine, Udine, Italy
Nursing, Midwifery, Physiotherapy, 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

All the people in Finalnd can speak English very well. I haven´t had any problem. Finnish language is not so easy to understand and learn: some little course can help a little bit.

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fcoiz

Università Degli Studi di Udine, Udine, Italy
Nursing, Midwifery, Physiotherapy, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

Sometimes it´s difficult to have a stable relationship with people living here.

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

3

Costs

3

Activities

3

Campus life

2

Party / people

2

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

Anyone

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

4

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

Anyone

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fcoiz

Università Degli Studi di Udine, Udine, Italy
Nursing, Midwifery, Physiotherapy, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings<br> An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Because of the high prices to phone in my own country.

Overall, Food, Telephone:

was more expensive than at home.

Housing, Nightlife, Travel:

was the same price as at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

Prices of some operation in bank are quite high, so like the phone tariffs.

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fcoiz

Università Degli Studi di Udine, Udine, Italy
Nursing, Midwifery, Physiotherapy, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

It was satisfying to live in the place where I lived

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

It was useful because the places where I had my practices (hospital, health care centre, etc.) were near. But it was not the best one under the view of the life with the other exchange students: we were only with two other people.

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