Reviews of Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) | Finland

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Adélia L

Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
Engineering, Chemical, 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 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

Because in Finland almost everybody speaks English it was a good opportunity to increase my English language skills.

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Adélia L

Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
Engineering, Chemical, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

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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Adélia L

Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
Engineering, Chemical, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't want/need to work

Personal spending habits

Nightlife, Overall, Housing, Travel, Food:

was more expensive than at home.

Telephone:

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

none

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Adélia L

Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
Engineering, Chemical, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

That it would be so good!

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

3

Campus life

1

Party / people

1

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

I hI highly recommended it! University has a high level of courses and everybody, teachers, staff, tries to help you and Lappeenranta is a great city, not very big but ok

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

From Lappeenranta it is easy to go Russian, Sweden, Tallin and Helsinki, there are some trips organized by students that are worth it, but to go to Sweden, Tallin and Russia you can also try the travel agencies, they have low cost trips!

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