Reviews of Mitthögskolan (MH) | Sweden

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evija_m

Vidzeme University College, Valmiera, Latvia
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Student life dominates the city

Nightlife: Takes place mostly within 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

if you want to get to know swedish student life you have to go out every saturday night to Kårhus.

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evija_m

Vidzeme University College, Valmiera, Latvia
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

the appartments were pretty comfortable and for reasonable price, just quite far from the school.

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evija_m

Vidzeme University College, Valmiera, Latvia
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 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: At ease in most situations

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

I would like to practice more my swedish with local students

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evija_m

Vidzeme University College, Valmiera, Latvia
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I worked during my study abroad experience

Personal spending habits

Swedish and latvian living expenses is hardly to compare. Of course in Sweden everything is more expensive

Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:

was more expensive than at home.

Food:

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

If you buy the food in oriental shops it is really cheap, and not that bad.

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evija_m

Vidzeme University College, Valmiera, Latvia
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

Overall

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evija_m

Vidzeme University College, Valmiera, Latvia
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

nothing that could influence my decision to go there or not

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

3

Costs

2

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

2

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

To develop more courses in English, so that there is a wider choice

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

Became familiar with another culture

2

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

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

You should have some money before going to Sweden. Take your time and travel around Sundsvall. The northen part is close, and also you can go south. Go skiing. They do have wonderful slopes almost everywhere (the best is Åre). Go and take a look to Ice Hotel in Kiruna.

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