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Marco F
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
it's close to the city and not that expensive. you can walk downtown, so no need for bus.
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Personal comments
you can choose between a single room in the student village (yo-kylä) or sharing your room with others (cheaper but further from the city centre).
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FlorianChr
Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Try it! The experience about Finland is a little bit more uncommon than in other countries (at least in my opinion).
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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
Travel as much as you can, but don´t go only to Rovaniemi if you want to visit Lapland. Go further north! Ask your tutor or the tutor of another exchange student if your one is not willing to help you, but most of them can give you very good advices.
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Lenka V
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: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I experienced some teachers having problem to express themselves in English, one even had a very hard finnish accent so it was difficult to understanding. However the general knowledge of English here is at a very high level
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FlorianChr
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Almost every Finn speaks english, so there is no real need to learn finnish => it is quite hard to speak the finnish language because everybody starts to speak english when he/she recognises that you´re a foreign person.
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FlorianChr
Academic
Course recommendations
Pay attention to the programme you´ve chosen. You have the possibility to get a "Diploma", but in several programmes you´ve a lot to do for it.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Modes of assessment for the several programmes have to be more emphasized.
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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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Tommaso S
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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Finnish language is extremely difficult to learn and your good purpose to get right on it will not last for so long. Everybody in Finland speaks a good English, and you will find that way pretty much more easy.
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