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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Östermalm was hot at night time! The Globe Arena provided entertainment, although Finland lost the Floorball World Cup final to Sweden!
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
It is cleaner and nicer that living in a student corridor.
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Personal comments
I think that I lived in an even better appartment there than I actaully do at home!
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
A private grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Because I had a chance to experience new things all the time!
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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
The food was expensive.
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Academic
Course recommendations
The courses were very intense, so you had to study very hard before the tests.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Try a bit of everything, because that is the best way to learn about it.
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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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Overall
I wish I had known...
I did not expect to have as much fun as I actually had. I did well in my studies aswell, which I was a bit worried about before I left.
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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
It is worth a stay, no doubt bout that!
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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
Stockholm as a city is so nice in the summer time, but the winter is not as bad as most people think it is.
The courses are of high quality and the teachers have good comminication skills.
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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
I am a natuve swedish speaker, so I did not have any problems with it. My english has always been pretty strong.
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