Reviews of Turku School of Economics and Business Administration (TSE) | Finland

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Servé M

Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Management Information Systems, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:

Family<br> Personal savings

Work opportunities:

I didn't want/need to work

Personal spending habits

Nightlife is more expensive as well as food etc. I went out pretty much... Of course I spend more on travelling as I was being abroad, but significantly this wouldn't have been more if I was travelling from my home country.

Nightlife, Telephone, Overall, Food:

was more expensive than at home.

Travel:

was the same price as at home.

Housing:

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

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Servé M

Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Management Information Systems, 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: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Did not speak it

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

With english you can communicate easlily with all the students and outside student life. Finnish language is difficult to learn so after completing the course you still don't know that much.

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Servé M

Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Management Information Systems, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

The good public transport connections throughout the whole country

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

3

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

4

Party / people

4

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

I can recommend going there, at least for me it was a very good experience. Not only academically but as well social...

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

1

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

You can study at the other universities as well, as long as you follow 50% of the courses at your host university so this increases the choice of courses a lot.

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Servé M

Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Management Information Systems, Graduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

Overall quality of the courses is alright, availability of literature is a bit more difficult sometimes.

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

In my point of view there could be a bit more interaction with local students throughout the courses.

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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Servé M

Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Management Information Systems, Graduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Student life dominates the city

Travel, Activities: 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

Visit Primo, Kino and Blnko as good places to be. As well as the river in summer and its terrasses near the boats. After a day of study drink a pint in Proffan opposite the TuKKK. If you are there take part in the student life, Pikkulaskainen, Vappu are not to be missed.

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Servé M

Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Management Information Systems, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: at the student village

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: student village

Why?

if I was an exchange student I would choose the same, if not than I would like to live in an appartement more close to the center because they have good facilities comparing to the Dutch student rooms

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

Very good, lots of personal contact on the corridor, mainly with international students. Very social.