Reviews of Lunds Universitet | Sweden

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Andrea R

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Telecommunications, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings<br> An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I worked during my study abroad experience

Personal spending habits

Food is a bit more expensive than switzerland, meeting new people is probably the most important stimulus for traveling and enjoying night life.

Overall, Nightlife, Food, Travel:

was more expensive than at home.

Housing, 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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Andrea R

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Telecommunications, Graduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

Take a swedish language course. It happens often to take classes which lectures are given only in swedish. You can always read english books, but following lectures would of course imply less work.

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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Andrea R

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Telecommunications, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

Maybe I would have taken a swedish language course during the first semester. Even though everybody speeks fluent english, socially it is quite important to know it.

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

2

Activities

3

Campus life

4

Party / people

4

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

Ask to be housed in a student house, it facilitate contacts with other people.

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

3

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

Go on the university homepage and read tips, advices and practical informations.

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Andrea R

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Telecommunications, 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 Swedish a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Swedish

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

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

instruction language was english in half of the curses I choosed. I refer to english in (3). I didn't really learn swedish. It is needed more for social than for academic life.

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Andrea R

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Telecommunications, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

The main goal of my Erasmus was to get to know new cultures meeting people from other countries. I think that a student house is the best way to do it.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

Everything was very well organized. I just needed to apply quite early (April 2005) for an accomodation and the university took care of all the rest. At arrival day I just had to pick up the keys and I was taken to the my appartement by the university mentors. Scandinavian people are very well organized in life in general.

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Andrea R

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Telecommunications, Graduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Student life dominates the city

Activities, Nightlife: 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

The nations in Lund are probably the main places where nightlife happens. Nations are student societies to which anyone can apply. They organize every kind of activities and have their own clubs, where they organize parties one or two times per week. I warmly suggest to become a member of one of them.

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