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Katrin S
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Good clubs in Turku for dancing: Giggling Marlin, Onnella;
A must after going out: Having a burger at Hesburger
Best café in Finland: Café Europa in Tampere
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
I was really satisfied with the accomodation.
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Personal comments
All exchange students of my university lived close together in a student village near by the university. I had an own bathroom with shower/toilet and an own fridge in my room, the kitchen was shared.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Government assistance
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
The rent for the room was of course cheaper than my appartment here in Vienna.
I really travelled a lot and spent much money on my trips to Russia, Sweden, Estonia, Latvia, Lapland...
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Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Telephone, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
I had no significant financial surprises.
Tips: Have lunch at the university cafetaria - very cheap and quite delicious. As soon as you have your student card you only pay half of the price for bus and train tickets.
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Katrin S
Academic
Course recommendations
All the courses are really interesting and the contents are absolutely up to date! I would recommend to attend courses with an intercultural subject - to get some theory about what you experience daily.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
I am totally satisfied and really cannot think of any improvements.
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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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Katrin S
Overall
I wish I had known...
I was quite well informed. Only concerning the weather: In August it can be still quite warm, so take short trousers with you - and a rain coat for the autumn..
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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
The courses are really interesting and I would recommend to attend a Finnish course there. The teachers are friendly and helpful and answer your mails right away. The equipement (computers, internet, library) is also excellent! This university is perfect for an exchange semester!
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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
Turku is a very nice little town and perfect for studying. The university is great and living in the student village means a lot of fun. I recommend to travel as much as possible both to the neighbour countries and to other towns in Finland. Finally: Everybody who goes to Finland should try sauna and afterwards jumping into the snow!
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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
If you speak English you will have no difficulties to communicate. People at university and in shops/banks... speak English and will always help you. Nevertheless I would recommend to learn some phrases in Finnish as the local people appreciate your effort very much.
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