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4.27 / 5 based on 66 reviews
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Sergio D
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
I come from Rome, which is an expensive city for both the housing and the night life, but the average income is supposed to be higher in Finland than in Italy: that means that I was pretty surprised about my expenses there...I supposed to spend more money
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Food:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Travel, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Housing, Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
go to the question 3
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Academic
Course recommendations
courses are not so difficult, and no panic....teachers for international studets' courses are english language native
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
very good like it is
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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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Overall
I wish I had known...
NO, there are lot of nice things to discover there by yourself
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
It's not so big, but small and very familiar...to socialize both with teachers and student(local and international)
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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
I would live my exchange experience so many and many times until be full of it...a wonderful experience under all aspects, social, cultural!!!
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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
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)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
The language spoken is mainly english...it's essential to survive if You don't know finnish language, because it's so,so difficult language to learn!thanks to my fluent level of english, I did not have any kind of problem to comunicate
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
because I would be more independent
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Personal comments
the houses are not so beautiful,but comfortable and cheap ,compared to prices in Helsinki
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Best Place: Helsinki club
Best Events, Vappu(1st May) and middle summer festival (21june)
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