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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Nightclub Javel, Coffeeshop Amy's and for hiking and excellent view Preikestolen!
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Housing
Type of housing: dormitory, not at campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Most likely I would go back to work, and I know of some very nice apartments downtown which I would like.
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Personal comments
It is no problem getting housing when you are an international exchange student and the level of housing is as it should be, but one would hope they could push it from mediocre to just above.
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Languages
Language of instruction: Norwegian
Was learning Norwegian a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Norwegian
How much did you improve your Norwegian?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I spoke swedish, which was the reason I felt I could study in norwegian. It was at most part not an issue, only when dealing with the authorities, not in academic life. Slang was the most difficult part, but when you got used to it, it was rarely an issue. But it was hard to learn the language as we rarely had dealings with the local students and were mostly secluded into groups of international students in every situation...
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Academic
Course recommendations
Sustainable Tourism Management course was very interesting, covered many aspects and had a lot of guest lecturers.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
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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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Food and other everyday comodities were usually cheeper than at home, where as luxury items (alcohol, tobacco, travel etc.) were more expensive. Student housing was cheeper than my usual rent and I rarley used the phone, which is why I spent less money on these.
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Travel, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone, Food, Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Overall
I wish I had known...
That I did not need to apply for personal ID number
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
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
Ryan air flies from Haugesund, only a bustrip away, visit London! And try the ship to Denmark. Also, Bergen, Kristiansand and Oslo are must sees if you have time. Be open and just jump in, everyone is there to meet new and exciting cultures. Don't be afraid to ask and most importantly don't be afraid to make contact with the locals. It can be very difficult to do, because most international students rarely have opportunities for it, but just be brave and jump in!
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