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Nadine D
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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osmoses
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
Besides from there being no other choice, it was really important to get in close contact with the local students.
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Personal comments
You live closely with 7 other students in a corridor, share kitchen and a living room. Your own room is fairly big and has shower/WC. Laundry facilities etc are close and for free. Rent is not cheap, but includes everything.
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janhe238
Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
get a good study group, get to know swedes (it is possible if you try hard enough and it is worth the effort) Don't try to hard to get a master I met some people here that ended up doing NOTHING else,...what a waste of a year
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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
Go to valborg in Uppsala, if you don't know anyone there or/and can't get a ticket for the night still go there it is amazing. Going up north is pretty cheap if you take either a stand-by plane ticket or the train (a bit more expensive, but you see much more).
Har det bra
Jan-Eric
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rlaorga
Overall
I wish I had known...
About to find a job. Most of the offers you need the local language to work there.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
It's a really good University. The lessons and the place are very good. You'll learn a lot there. The place is very safe, but... too cold!!!
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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
Try to have all the documents when you arrive,include the housing (if you can't it's not too difficult to rent a house).
Carry clothes to suffer a hard weather.
Buy a bike as soon as posible.
It's better to travel in Spring or in summer.
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sebpi754
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Telephone: everybody called me
Accomodation: I had a really cheap one at home
Nightlife: alcohol is very expensive in Sweden
Travel: I wanted to get to know the country from the north to the south
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Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Alcohol and choclate turned out to be very expensive whether go by plane is quite cheap for students with the Stand-By-Tickets.
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janhe238
Academic
Course recommendations
If you want to get to know swedes do not only go to the english tought classes, you will meet all the other exchange students there, but no swedes at all (or nearly none). And you will learn swedish mch faster
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
You came here to study faster than at home? So why did you come here at all. Enjoy...don't take to many
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Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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