Reviews of Mercuria Business School | Finland

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anonymous

Università Degli Studi Di Roma - Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

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

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Eatz, Helsinki club, Mother

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anonymous

Università Degli Studi Di Roma - Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: A room exchange

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: A room exchange

Why?

living together with other people; great "truly international experience"

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

close enough to school; nice apartments; all students

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anonymous

Università Degli Studi Di Roma - Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

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

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anonymous

Università Degli Studi Di Roma - Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Business Studies, 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 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: At ease in most situations
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

Most of the Finns speak a pretty good English. Communication is not a problem. Try to learn some Finnish, it's something I would do if I had to come back there.

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anonymous

Università Degli Studi Di Roma - Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

nothing in particular... you won't have any bad surprise, as long as you know that Finland is a very cold country!

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

4

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

Nice school environment, few students (teachers know you by birthname), well-trained lecturers.

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

3

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

- Go to Estonia: nice country and cheap journey - Don't miss the cruise to Stockolm - travel around Finland till it gets cold!

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anonymous

Università Degli Studi Di Roma - Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings<br> An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Finland is more expensive than Italy

Nightlife, Overall, Food:

was more expensive than at home.

Travel, Housing:

was the same price as at home.

Telephone:

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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