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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
HG in Ryd, kravall at university, Flamman on Wed&Friday
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Housing
Type of housing: corridor in student housing
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: A room exchange
Why?
because it was where most of the students lived and one could get most out of the student community
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Personal comments
I lived on a corridor with 7 other people, which was good in ways of integrating with the Swedish. I had a bathroom all for myself, a big enough room. A minor drawback was the shared kitchen, which wasn't the cleanest, but bearable and definitely enough space to store in the fridge etc. Also, no kitchen equipment was needed,we all shared, which is very convenient for an exchange student!
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Languages
Language of instruction: Swedish
Was learning Swedish a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your Swedish?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
in Sweden, everyone, even the lady in the supermarket, speak a pretty good english. so from the beginning, there was no problem to be in contact with people. they also appreciated if someone spoke the local language, so it was worth an effort to study it. I took classes both in English and Swedish, which was also a good way to learn the language
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Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Sweden is a bit more expensive in most any field, esp. night life. Food can be ok, depending on the expectations... Spent more on traveling because I just took more chances to travel when I could, knowing that I would only be there for a year
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Food, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Overall
I wish I had known...
not really, no bad surprises, the rest is all fun to discover!
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
buy a bike as soon as you arrive, it gets you anywhere in the city and everyone is using one (but lock it up well!)
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