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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
the nations in uppsala and bars/clubs in stockholm
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
i lived with both local and exchange students, reaping the benefits of interaction with both
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Personal comments
a paramount example of living-like-the-swedes do; enjoying their cooking, music, language, parties and recycling, its all about recycling isnt it
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked, but it was illegal/cash in hand work
Personal spending habits
exchange programmes are there to be enjoyed and can even be seen as an extended holiday; with all consequential budget implications
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Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Telephone, Housing, Travel, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
cook you own meals together with the locals
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Academic
Course recommendations
i very much enjoyed the fact that courses take place in one-month blocks; you do one course full-time for a month, then sit the exam and only then do you start worrying about the next course
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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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Overall
I wish I had known...
the availability of funds at home (from goverment, foundations etc)
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
go in the winter
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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
go in the winter
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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
i spoke the language at a reasonable level, only to improve it further with advanced evening courses
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