Reviews of Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) | Finland

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nathalie49100

ESSCA, Angers, France
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

it's a very special way of teaching, you really have to LEARN everything, not to understand it

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

take the international students seriously (as REAL students!)

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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nathalie49100

ESSCA, Angers, France
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Personal savings

Other sources of funding:

Family<br> Personal savings<br> An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

food is quite expensive, but thats ok

Food:

was more expensive than at home.

Overall, Telephone:

was the same price as at home.

Travel, Nightlife, Housing:

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 STAIGHT AWAY the VR card, for 50% off on any travel by train

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nathalie49100

ESSCA, Angers, France
Business Studies, 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: At ease in most situations
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

most people speak english in Finland

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nathalie49100

ESSCA, Angers, France
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

that Finns drink so much

In my opinion:

I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.

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

Academic reasons

2

Culture

4

Costs

2

Activities

2

Campus life

4

Party / people

4

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

the environment is not easy, especially at the besginning and it gets worse as time goes by (night 22 hours a say, cold, snow...) and that's important to be involved from the beginning in the international students community.

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

3

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

it's very easy to travel in Finland and from Finland (Sweden, Estonia,Russia, Lapland. Even if Lappeenranta is a small city, it's a nice place to stay!

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nathalie49100

ESSCA, Angers, France
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

Nightlife, Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Iltatahti !!!!

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nathalie49100

ESSCA, Angers, France
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

the rooms are quite large, even if not well decorated, but all the foreign students are basically in the same building and that's pretty nice for parties !

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