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3.89 / 5 based on 103 reviews
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karolina c
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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
In Norway almost everybody speaks English, so I had no problems with communication eventhou i did not speak Norwegian.
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vroni
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
The problem is that there are two different languages in Norway. Bokmål and Nynorsk, and everybody!!! speaks dialekt. This is pretty hard!!!!
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ksimon
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
Housing, Nightlife, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
travelling can be quite cheap, because there are good student reductions. Clothes are not very expansive. Alcohol is VERY expansive.
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Maria A
Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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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
Personal comments
It is quite expensive to get out in Bergen so people usually organize partys in their houses or residences.
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bruixa
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
The experience of sharing an apartment with other Norwegian students was really pleasant and worthy.
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Nicole W
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
Because I wanted to make as many experiences in any area as I could and Norway is more expensive than Switzerland anyway.
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Food, Telephone, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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