Reviews of Oulun Seudun Ammattikorkeakoulu | Finland

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Maria S

Fachhochschule St. Pölten, St. Pölten, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

costs of food are higher than at home, but the dormitory was cheaper. I think it's normal to spend more on nightlife and travelling - I expected that

Overall, Travel, Nightlife, Food:

was more expensive than at home.

Housing, 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

get a student's card to save money when travelling by train, etc. - always say that you are a student, since there might be some reductions

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Maria S

Fachhochschule St. Pölten, St. Pölten, Austria
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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Maria S

Fachhochschule St. Pölten, St. Pölten, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

we weren't really informed if we got an accommodation or not - we didn't even know with whom we were staying in a room - it would have been good to know!!!

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

4

Costs

4

Activities

4

Campus life

4

Party / people

4

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

it was quite difficult to get in touch with Finnish students, since mostly the exchange students were put in a seperate group.

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

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

There are a lot of sight/places to visit (North Cape, Helsinki, Stockholm, Tallinn, Finnish cities, et.), but it takes a while to get there, since the distances are quite long. There a so many other exchange students -so a lot of fun - but it would have been good to know some tutor students before (by e-mail). The weather is not so bad, as you might imagine before - it is not that cold. The darkness in the winter feels strange and I don't think that you can get used to it. You get used to not understanding a word of Finnish, but almost everybody speaks English very well. So you don't necessarily need to learn more than the basics of Finnish. Buy a bike to get around in the city - everybody uses it (even in the winter)!

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Maria S

Fachhochschule St. Pölten, St. Pölten, Austria
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 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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

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

almost everybody (even the old people) spoke English very well - so it was never a problem to communicate. It is very difficult to learn Finnish, but it is good to know some basic stuff.

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