Reviews of University of Helsinki | Finland

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pauline s

Université de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland
Political Science, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

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

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

I like the Bakers's for having a drink or dancing, the studio 51 is also a very good nightclub, the lux is also very good, i don t have best cafe there are nice but the cafe is awfull!

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Alexis E

Bath Spa University, Bath, United Kingdom
Agriculture, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

More courses in english in the departments erasmus has available for exchange.

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

None, they have it really well sorted out there. Its a shame that teh practises are not used in the UK.

My opinion of the university assessment

Exams at end of course

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mseise

Friedrich Schiller Universitaet Jena, Jena, Germany
Mathematics, 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: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

many possibilitys to learn languages, but finnish is very difficult (or different ;-)

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pauline s

Université de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland
Political Science, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I worked during my study abroad experience

Personal spending habits

the phone is cheaper than at home,i'm living with my parents so i don't pay a rent.

Housing:

was more expensive than at home.

Overall, Nightlife, Travel, Food:

was the same price as at home.

Telephone:

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

none

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onnijatoivo

Universitaet Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
Development Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

wider variety in English teachings

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

more practice + better feedback on presentations

My opinion of the university assessment

Exams at end of course

Exams throughout the course

Essays and/or projects at the end of course

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Fabrizia R

Università degli Studi di Milano - Bicocca, Milan, Italy
Sociology, 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

How much did you improve your the local language?

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

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

It was hard at the beginnig but at the end I was able to manage it in a proper way.

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