Reviews of Mercuria Business School | Finland

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Ilse B

Hogeschool Holland, Diemen, Netherlands
European Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Personal savings

Other sources of funding:

Family<br> An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't want/need to work

Personal spending habits

Because at home I live with my parents and do not have to pay anything and do not go out as often or travel as often.

Overall, Housing, Nightlife, Telephone, Food:

was more expensive than at home.

Travel:

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

do sign up at the foreigner police and the social services. This might save you money in a lot of cases.

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Ilse B

Hogeschool Holland, Diemen, Netherlands
European Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

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 the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

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 the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

In Finland, most people speak English well, so where ever you go, you can always speak English. On one side this is very positive, but it makes it very difficult when you want to learn Finnish. People are always very polite and will start talking in the language you know best.

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Ilse B

Hogeschool Holland, Diemen, Netherlands
European Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Overall

I wish I had known...

Yes, that Finland was such a beatiful country! I wish I had gone earlier!

In my opinion:

I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

4

Costs

1

Activities

4

Campus life

2

Party / people

4

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

Mercuria Business School is a very nice school with a very pleasant atmosphere. Do not change anything, please keep it as it is now!

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

1

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

Finland is a must for all those searching for a challange and a nice time in a friendly and open and clean country. Go for it!

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Ilse B

Hogeschool Holland, Diemen, Netherlands
European Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Academic

Course recommendations

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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Ilse B

Hogeschool Holland, Diemen, Netherlands
European Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Travel, Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Soda, Highlights, Molley Mallone's, Theateri, cafe Esplanade

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Ilse B

Hogeschool Holland, Diemen, Netherlands
European Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

because of the privacy on one side and the opportunity to meet oter people on the other side when you share an appartment with others.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

The accomodation arranged was very suitable for te students and was located very near to the school and to different facilities. The landlord service was decent, but not always optimal.

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