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Lapin Yliopisto

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4.29 / 5 based on 56 reviews
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Natalia M
St.Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance, St. Petersburg, Russia
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, FIRST
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Travel, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
Tivoli and Doris are the best places to go out. Both free and have 1 euro beer on wednesday. Both free till 11 or 12 on Saturday. Doris is generally more expansive, but the crowd could be better for some. Check both out. Participate in sports that are offered by University. There are really a lot to choose from. Travelling can be costly, since the town is up the North, but do go to Sweden.
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Natalia M
St.Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance, St. Petersburg, Russia
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, FIRST
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Kuntotie is a fantastic place for international students. I'd love to come back there again. If you're to study at University of Lapland, select to live in Kuntotie.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
Everything but the people, who lived there, was actually below my expectations. However we managed to have a fantastic international community, so I was very pleased with housing.
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Natalia M
St.Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance, St. Petersburg, Russia
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, FIRST
Overall
I wish I had known...
Not really
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
3
Culture
1
Costs
2
Activities
4
Campus life
4
Party / people
4
Weather / location
2
Personal recommendation
Academics suck, but go there for international community
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
1
Traveled
4
Improved language skills
4
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
2
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
3
Final comments
Live in Kuntotie, choose apartment with as many people as possible, don't share the room, get your studies out of the way as soon as possible, go out as much as you can in September to know all the people
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Natalia M
St.Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance, St. Petersburg, Russia
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, FIRST
Academic
Course recommendations
Many courses are "get the books, read the books, do exam", so no classes. That's extremely disappointing. Try to take classes even if you're not necessary interested just if they have lectures. It can be fun and you can drop out at any time. The library is huge and very useful, so use it!
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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
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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
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Natalia M
St.Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance, St. Petersburg, Russia
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, FIRST
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: Basic phrases
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
I'm fluent in English.
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Natalia M
St.Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance, St. Petersburg, Russia
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, FIRST
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
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Overall, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Food:
was more expensive than 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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