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3.96 / 5 based on 79 reviews
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Cafe Opera, Söderspub
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Privately arranged apartments are a lot cheaper than the ones arranged through the host university - but very hard to get.
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Personal comments
I would recommend not to get a shared room as there hasn't been anyone I know of who didn't have problems with his/her room mate.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Costs are just higher.
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
It is very hard to get a contract with service institutions (e.g. banks, internet and telephone providers). If staying for a year, I would recommend to get a "personnummer" which facilitates everything.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
I would have liked to take up a student credit at my home country in order to have the funds to travel more.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
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
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Academic
Course recommendations
Courses can always be changed at the beginning of every semester, so choosing the right courses beforehand is not very important.
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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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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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Swedes love to speak English so there is hardly any opportunity to practice Swedish. On the other hand, there where never communication problems.
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