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4.09 / 5 based on 12 reviews
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Nicolau G
Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
On thurdays there's always a bar open for the Erasmus students. Besides that, there were always plenty of activities to do.
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
It's the best place to me. It's comfortable and you can do whatever you please.
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Personal comments
The housing was very good, not very difficult to arange for. And, appart the fact that the appartment was not very clean when I arrived, it was a great place.
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Nicolau G
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
The prices are higher.
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Food, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Nicolau G
Academic
Course recommendations
There are some courses in Finnish, but if you ask the teachers, they provide some help.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
More courses in English. Besides that, the academic life is pretty ok.
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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...
The weather was not as bad as I thought it would be.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Come come come!
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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
It was a great experience. I wish I could stay here more time to try to get to know this wonderful country even more. If you to know the northern culture, this is the place to come.
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Nicolau G
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
Finnish is a difficult language, but since almost all finnish people talk english very weel, it wasn't a problem.
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