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Lenka F
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Well, there is always place to go in Oulu, whenever. I really love the city, its possibilities, its orders. I was captivated. I really can imagine to live in Oulu.... The note of cafe...well, the system of coffee arrival I do not like at all, but B-Bar and "our Jazz Pub" (the wooden one in the marketplace, in the middle)... I love the city!!!
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Lenka F
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
because of the possibility of contact with other international students
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Personal comments
Housing was pretty good, quite small (but we R used to)...I was satisfied. The best was the "international family" we had there.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Finland is comparing to the Czech Rep. very expensive, the exchange rate of CZK/euro is very high. Without grants is Finland nearly impossible country to visit.
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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
Cost-saving tips:
1) buy the selected brands of food (EuroShopper, Rainbow, Pirkka),
2) Alcohol is better to bring or to buy on trips to Tallinn or Russia :)),
3)Common trips are cheaper.
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Lenka F
Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
The waiting for results of exams is "neverending story". It is really too long not to know month after exam the result. At my home Uni, teachers have to give U results max. next day (in the case of all-faculty courses - next week)!!! So the improvement? Be more quick!!!
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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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Lenka F
Overall
I wish I had known...
To have credit card instead of debet card and NO Visa Elektron. To know that it will be such a great fun with many parties (wishing to take more party clothes :o) )
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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
Try it, experience it, U won´t be disappointed. Organizational stuff is handled quickly, U can feel that U R wanted there, that U R a part of Oulu.
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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
For sure buy bike, second-hand one (about 50e, not more!!!)
Tallinn, Riga - great places to see. Quite cheap flights - www.Blue1.com, www.ryanair.com.
Use every offered possibility to do something, to travel somewhere.....spend the time in Finland actively.
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Lenka F
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 was amazed how all Finns R fluent in English and I was ashamed of my knowledge in the beginning. I had no problems with communication, language etc.
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