Reviews of Stockholms Universitet (SU) | Sweden

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Jan S

Svenska Handelshögskolan, Vaasa, Vaasa, Finland
Accountancy, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

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

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

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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Jan S

Svenska Handelshögskolan, Vaasa, Vaasa, Finland
Accountancy, Undergraduate, University Agreement

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.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

I think that I lived in an even better appartment there than I actaully do at home!

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Jan S

Svenska Handelshögskolan, Vaasa, Vaasa, Finland
Accountancy, Undergraduate, University Agreement

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!

Food, Travel, Housing, Overall, Nightlife, Telephone:

was more expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

The food was expensive.

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Jan S

Svenska Handelshögskolan, Vaasa, Vaasa, Finland
Accountancy, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Academic

Course recommendations

The courses were very intense, so you had to study very hard before the tests.

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

Try a bit of everything, because that is the best way to learn about it.

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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Jan S

Svenska Handelshögskolan, Vaasa, Vaasa, Finland
Accountancy, Undergraduate, University Agreement

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.

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

3

Costs

3

Activities

4

Campus life

4

Party / people

4

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

It is worth a stay, no doubt bout that!

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

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

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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Jan S

Svenska Handelshögskolan, Vaasa, Vaasa, Finland
Accountancy, Undergraduate, University Agreement

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 Swedish a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Swedish

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 Swedish?

My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

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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