Reviews of Linköpings Universitet (LIU) | Sweden

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Daniel A

Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

no

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

4

Costs

2

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

2

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

Take the master courses, they are far more interesting, and people will know better the place.

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

2

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

no

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cmtl00

Panepistimio Pireos, Piraeus, Greece
Industrial Relations and Personnel Management, 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 Swedish a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Swedish

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations

How much did you improve your Swedish?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

The 90% of swedish people speak english fluently so i hadn't serious problems in communication, but the attedance of the courses was a little bit difficult for me.

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rlaorga

Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain
Engineering, Electronic, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Personal savings

Other sources of funding:

Family<br> An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

I didn't have telephone, I used e-mail. The weather was too hard to have more Nightlife. I had no enough money to travel a lot. In my country to travel is cheaper.

Housing, Food:

was the same price as at home.

Telephone, Nightlife, Overall, Travel:

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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anonymous

Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania
European Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

No, there was no big surprises

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

3

Costs

3

Activities

4

Campus life

4

Party / people

4

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

Student life is very interesting there and it compiles quite good with professional academic life

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

If you want to feel valued by professors, to say out your opinion, if you want to meet new friends, you should choose this university, or be flattered if you are already going to it, because student life here has such aura, which enriches your life.

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Mireia P

Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Personal savings

Other sources of funding:

Government assistance<br> An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't want/need to work

Personal spending habits

I spent money specially in travelling around Sweden, I think it's worth it.

Housing, Travel, Overall, Nightlife:

was more expensive than at home.

Telephone, Food:

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

It is a bit difficult to get a bank account there, you can only get it in some banks.

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anonymous

Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain
Engineering, Computer, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

The room is quite good, you have to share the kitchen with your corridor mates, and for me this was very funny, but you have to be lucky with your neighbours!

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