Reviews of University of Sunderland | United Kingdom

Useful | 4

Henna V

Helsingin Liiketalouden Ammattikorkeakoulu, Helsinki, Finland
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

How much cheaper and nicer the private housing in Sunderland is, compared to living on campus. Secondly, that I would have love to stay there longer!

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

2

Campus life

3

Party / people

4

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

This is the place for you if you want make friends from all over the world, have loads of fun and in the meanwhile, study some pretty interesting subjects. Sometimes the bureaucratic way of dealing things in the university can be annoying but you just have to patient. Everything happens slower than in Finland.

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

Sunderland is a great place to live: not too small, not too big. And it only takes about 30 mins to Newcastle by Metro. The weather can be pretty dull sometimes and the wind is very strong occasionally. The city is 3 hours from Edinburgh, so Scotland is worth visiting. If possible, take a laptop with you when you go to Sunderland. They'll get all the student houses connected to the Internet in spring 2004. There are not enough computers in the university libraries, so an own laptop will save you a lot of frunstration!

Useful | 5

katie s

Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, United States
Public Relations / Publicity / Advertising, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

Because it is so close to campus and it gave me an opportunity to meet a lot of people on campus.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

I thought it was a bit small and I could not study very well with the brown and yellow walls surrounding me. However, the accomodation was very close to my classes and gave me a fantastic opportunity to meet new people and so I enjoyed it thoroughly.

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katie s

Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, United States
Public Relations / Publicity / Advertising, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Personal savings

Other sources of funding:

Other

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Because I travelled a lot and spent a lot of money buying phonecards to call home.

Telephone, Housing, Overall:

was more expensive than at home.

Travel, Food:

was the same price as at home.

Nightlife:

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

I would suggest to students from other countries to open up a bank account in England, because if you always take out money from the ATM/ cash point, you get charged an absolute fortune everytime you withdraw money! I lost a lot of money that way.

Useful | 1

katie s

Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, United States
Public Relations / Publicity / Advertising, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Academic

Course recommendations

Just make sure to let students know prior to the course how the courses are graded. I thought class participation and class attendance counted in your final grade but it didn't and I thought I was going to get a better grade then I actually did.

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

Nothing really.

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

Useful | 0

“One of the best experiences I could ask for.”

Isavella E

Cyprus,
Law, 2022

Overall

Not only has University of Sunderland been voted Best New University in the North East (Guardian University Guide 2012), the Department of Law has recently been ranked Best in the UK for Teaching Excellence (Sunday Times University Guide 2012). The teaching staff and tutors have been by our side throughout the whole three years of our studies giving us the best education we could ask for. We also had access to two libraries until late night but also had the online library available 24/7. Regarding the campus, it was very safe with guards and securities and this was something that relieved our concerns for any violence or illegal acts.

Pros

face to face meetings with tutors for guidance on course or personal matters

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