Reviews of Mikkeli University of Applied Sciences (MAMK) | Finland

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Maja

Akademia Ekonomiczna Im. Karola Adamieckiego, Katowice, Poland
International Relations, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

no special hints

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

2

Culture

4

Costs

1

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

Although not really wide choice of subjects in some areas, definitely worth experiencing, especially in Summerterm.

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

4

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

Worth visiting the countries nearby, as well as the morthern parts of country.Local travel-agencies helpful in finding accomodation and means of travel.

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Bartlomiej W

Akademia Ekonomiczna, Krakow, Poland
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

Not really. No real suprises.

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

4

Culture

4

Costs

2

Activities

1

Campus life

1

Party / people

3

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

It is a small town in the middle of nowhere, but if one can cope with that, it can be a very valuable four months or so.

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

2

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

I know the city and the surroundings to tiniest detail. Should anyone have any questions or doubts, contact me.

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Jose L

Universidad de Almería, Almeria, Spain
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Dormitory

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Dormitory or room exhange

Why?

Living in a dormitory is an opportunity to learn new languages and cultures because there is a large range of people living there from all over the world (Russia, Germany, France, China, USA, Italy and so on). You can meet people, make new friends and share all kind of knowledge and experiences.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

It was an exciting experience. The Professors were great, their level of English (Even if they were non-native speakers) was quite good. I learnt a lot in this period studying Marketing, Accountancy, computer skills all of them in English complementing my Spanish skills in those areas.

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Jose L

Universidad de Almería, Almeria, Spain
Business Studies, 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 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: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations

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 almost everybody speaks a Good English, but at the University that level is even better. I had no problem with English speakers, on the other hand not everybody speaks English so I had to learn a bit of Finnish for shopping and other kind of things. I wish I had learnt more about this Language (Finnish) but when you know a little of English is easier to communicate using it than using Finnish which is new for you. Anyway you always learn easy sentences and words to survive.

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khosis

Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Krakow, Poland
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

Some basic knowledge of finnish language maybe...

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

2

Culture

3

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

Great people, fun with studying, it's just the weather making surprises...

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

well, i think i wrote it all.

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Jose L

Universidad de Almería, Almeria, Spain
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:

Family<br> Personal savings<br> Government assistance<br> An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

I spent more than at home because when you have the opportunity and the time to travel around Europe and have fun from time to time you cannot lose the chance even if you need a little bit more money than usual. And the most important Erasmus is once in a lifetime.

Travel, Housing, Overall, Nightlife:

was more expensive than at home.

Telephone, Food:

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