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3.90 / 5 based on 484 reviews
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Sara C
Languages
Language of instruction: Finnish
Was learning Finnish a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your Finnish?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Did not speak it
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
All our teachers and guides at our internship were able to talk English very well. The finnisch language was for me to difficult to learn in only 3 months...
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Zbigniew P
Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
come here, but take into account that you do not come here to gain the knowledge but for other expirience
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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
mandatory trips:
- Nordkapp
- Helsinki
- Tampere, Turku
- Talin, Riga
- sztokcholm
- Cottages (i.e. Kuusamo)
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kasuga
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I liked very much the facilities of where I lived
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Personal comments
Again very good instalations, but be prepared for the isolation, since finnish people aren't very sociable.
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shaban
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: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Finnish is quite hard to lear. Another "bad" thing is that almoust everybody speaks english here in Finland so it's a little difficult to practice finnish.
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Claudia S
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
because of people
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Personal comments
it was no the best, but pretty good. the main prob was the space, really not enough. four persons in such a small room are really uncomfy!!
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Katrin J
University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten, St. Pölten, Austria
Communication and Information Sciences, Graduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
food more expensive, telephone not in use here, housing because no own flat in austria, nightlife:go out more often at home, travel: went to northcape,...,
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Housing, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone, Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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