Reviews of Lunds Universitet | Sweden

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Francesc G

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Engineering, Computer, Graduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Student life dominates the city

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

none

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Francesc G

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Engineering, Computer, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Student corridor

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Student Corridor

Why?

Is so much fun and It is really cool and interestig to share your everyday live with some people from other countries.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

Everything was perfectly organized. The room was big a full equiped. We had a nice kitchen with everything we need. A cool living room with TV and two big sofas (we were five people). The place could not be better but it was quite far from university (is a problem when is snowing for three months like last year)

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Francesc G

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Engineering, Computer, 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: At ease in most situations
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

It can be difficult to learn swedish because almost everyone speaks english. Swedish is not really needed to live in Lund. Actually the most of the swedes change to english when they realize you dont really master the lenguaje.

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Francesc G

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Engineering, Computer, Graduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

The are a lot of courses in English in the Economics School (Ekonomicentrum) in subjects related to Computer Sciences or Informatics. Perfect for Erasmus students.

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

It could be difficult to interact with the Swedish students, also because there are a lot of exchange students in Lund.

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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Francesc G

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Engineering, Computer, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Personal savings

Other sources of funding:

Government assistance<br> An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

I expend more in some categories because the prices are higher in Sweden than in Spain.

Overall, Food, Housing, Travel:

was more expensive than at home.

Nightlife, 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

Is quite cheap to eat in the "Nations" and the food is good. If you want to save money buy in Netto (supermarket). The alcohol is really expensive and you can only buy it in a Special shop from the goverment called "System Bolaguet"

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Francesc G

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Engineering, Computer, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

Someboody should tell me that Lund was so perfect! Is the perfect place to be in Erasmus, everything is really well organized and the Student life could not be better.

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

2

Culture

3

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

4

Party / people

4

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

Just go!! Dont think about it!! I should be your first option if you wanted to have the time of your life.

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

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

4

Final comments

The best way to arrive to Lund is flying to Copenague, that even being in a diferent country (Denmark) is the nearest airport. From the airport you can take a train directly to Lund.

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