Reviews of Taideteollinen Korkeakoulu (UIAH) | Finland

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Luca Q

Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
Telecommunications, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

I really enjoyed my staying in my flat!

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

I really enjoyed my staying in my flat!

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Luca Q

Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
Telecommunications, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Clubs are cheap and available all the week-days. Unfortunately there is not night-life on campus

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Luca Q

Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
Telecommunications, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Academic

Course recommendations

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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Luca Q

Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
Telecommunications, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Overall

I wish I had known...

No

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

2

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

2

Party / people

2

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

Carry on in this way ..and step by step be always a bit more international.

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

Erasmus should be compulsory for all the students

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Luca Q

Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
Telecommunications, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings<br> An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I worked during my study abroad experience

Personal spending habits

The life-cost is higher in Helsinki compared to my place.

Housing, Food, Telephone, Overall:

was more expensive than at home.

Travel, Nightlife:

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

none

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Luca Q

Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
Telecommunications, 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 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: Basic phrases
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

Fortunately all the people are able to speak English in Finland.

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