574 reviews
4.16 / 5 based on 574 reviews

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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Those pubs of Nations are just cool but rather unflexible for students from other Nations.
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
The house is like a 5-star hotel!!
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Personal comments
They put international students to the most expensive houses because no local students will ever take them!!
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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I learned a bit of Swedish but not enough because the staying periods are too short.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Other
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Other
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
The living standard in Sweden is terribly high.
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items

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Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Nice but still have rooms to improve if they want to stand out in EU.
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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
You have to visit Norway, Finland and Denmark if you are in Sweden!! Stockholm is the most beautiful city I've ever seen!!
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Academic
Course recommendations
Teachers in international courses shall improve their teaching skill not speak Swedish when they don't know what's in English!
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Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
My opinion of the university assessment
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