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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
All the exchange students were living on campus which made it a very fun place to stay. Moreover I shared a kitchen with several Norwegian students which allowed to also get to know local people.
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Personal comments
The accommodation is located close to the university, however it was located outside the city center (you had to go there by bus)
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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
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Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
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...
I was very well informed before going.
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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
I don't really have any recommendations for this university as everything was very well organised. The only thing I can think off is about the language course, they could maybe try to inscribe students who wish to follow the course before they arrive so that there won't be any problems with the class being full.
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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
It's really nice to visit some other Scandinavian countries while your in Norway. The Scanrail-ticket (train ticket like Interrail but the only for Scandinavian countires) is very good mean for doing that.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
An ERASMUS grant
A private grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Norway is a very expensive country. Cost of living is much higher than in Holland. Especially nightlife (alcohol) is very expensive.
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Food, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Norwegians have the nice habit to organise parties at home before they go out (Vorspiel) as it is cheaper (though still expensive) to buy alcohol in the stores than to buy it in the pubs or clubs.
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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
I would have really liked to learn to speak Norwegian, however at the university only a basic course was offered. Beforehand I had indicated that I wanted to learn Norwegian however when I arrived there the advanced Norwegian course that was offered was already full. Therefore I could only take the basic course and as Norwegians all speak perfect English it was difficult to learn the language.
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