Reviews of Oulun Seudun Ammattikorkeakoulu | Finland

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Martina M

FH Campus Wien, Vienna, Austria
Social Work, Graduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Student life dominates the city

Travel, Nightlife, Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Onnela, Kaarlenholvi, Tervesoithu, Cabaret, Cafe Bisketti, Cafe Hemingways, ...

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Martina M

FH Campus Wien, Vienna, Austria
Social Work, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: A room exchange

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

more people live there, direct contact, many things are easier ...

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

I lived in a building from PSOAS.

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Martina M

FH Campus Wien, Vienna, Austria
Social Work, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:

Family<br> Personal savings<br> Government assistance

Work opportunities:

I didn't want/need to work

Personal spending habits

finland is more expensive than austria except the living prices are similar ...

Travel, Telephone, Food, Nightlife, Overall:

was more expensive than at home.

Housing:

was the same price as at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

surprises: high prices for night life ... cost-saving tips: always ask for student disscount ...

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Martina M

FH Campus Wien, Vienna, Austria
Social Work, Graduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

for my studies there was just one lecture held in english ... i did my practical training here, so it was no problem, but i think it would be important to improve this part of the departement.

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

lectures held in english!

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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Martina M

FH Campus Wien, Vienna, Austria
Social Work, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

that i would need so much finnish-languageskills ... i would have tried to learn more before :-)

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

3

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

4

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

very nice teachers, very professional, but more english lectures would be nice

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

travel tips: lapland, st.petersburg, moskau, stockholm, helsinki, tallinn, riga, ... advices: - enjoy each party! - try to study a bit! - and do a finnish course in finland!

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Martina M

FH Campus Wien, Vienna, Austria
Social Work, Graduate, 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: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

not all finns know to speak english! ;-) ... so i had to learn finnish quiet fast - was difficult without a language course but a very good experience ...

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