Reviews of Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration, Helsinki (SHH) | Finland

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hariwijadi

Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

The appartments at Lapinlahdenkatu were situated very close to school and to the city center (both about 10 min. walk)

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hariwijadi

Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Activities, Travel: Takes place mostly within 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

Mother Sodabar Saunabar Helmi Barfly Teatteri Cafe Kapelli Cafe Esplanadi

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hariwijadi

Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

would have liked to see the North Cape and Finnish Midsummer

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

1

Culture

2

Costs

4

Activities

1

Campus life

2

Party / people

2

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

good overall organization tutors are very friendly & helpful teachers are very helpful as you are a foreign student and may not be used to a foreign study system

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

4

Final comments

visit: - the Polar Circle - Lappland - Tallinn (approx. 3hrs by ship from Helsinki, cheap rates on Wednesday!) - Stockholm (approx. 14hrs by ship from Helsinki, cheap rates for groupes with Viking Line)

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hariwijadi

Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

corporate geography courses are extremly interesting!

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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hariwijadi

Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Marketing and Sales Management, 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: 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

language of instruction was English but courses in Swedish or Finnish were offered, I choosed to attend the course "Swedish for Foreigners" as Swedish is spoken in Finland & Sweden

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hariwijadi

Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Personal savings

Other sources of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

price level in nordic countries is about 30 - 50 % higher than in Central or Western European countries

Nightlife, Food:

was more expensive than at home.

Telephone, Housing, Overall:

was the same price as at home.

Travel:

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

if you choose accomodation in the city center you don't need to buy a card for public transportation, everything is within walking distance and furthermore they don't check whether you have a ticket (=free riding is easy and common among exchange students), buy alcohol in Tallinn: tickets for the ship are cheaper on Wednesday + alcohol in Tallinn is 30-50% cheaper, with a valid studend ID you get 50% discount on tickets for the train,

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