Reviews of Vaasan Yliopisto | Finland

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Silvia D

Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Government assistance<br> An ERASMUS grant<br> Other

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Nightlife and trips were organised by the university and it was required to participate to create the community, and of course it was a pleasure to take part of all the events, the rent avarage is higher since finland has a price level higher compare to the other EU countries.

Travel, Housing, Nightlife, Overall:

was more expensive than at home.

Food, Telephone:

was the same price as 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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anonymous

Université de Rennes I, Rennes, France
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, 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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
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

i spoke mainly english over there. finnish language being pretty difficult. Finns being able to speak quite good english it was no problem to communicate. i'm still working though on imporving my finnish skills

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sangal

Leon Kozminski Academy of Entrepreneurship and Management, Warsaw, Poland
Financial Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

Living in flat with 2 other students you find out a lot about the country's culture, habits and of course you learn language

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

The accomodation provided for students was at a decent level.

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anonymous

Université de Rennes I, Rennes, France
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

i'd have chosen an accomodation closer to the center of the city

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

This was an ok place, 3 personns flat, with a common kitchen/bathroom. the location could have been better though.

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Silvia D

Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

That it could be so cold and so dark during winter time.

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

4

Culture

4

Costs

2

Activities

4

Campus life

4

Party / people

4

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

The organisation is simply perfect. You will be assigned to a tutor that will help you from the first day, from coming to the train station to pick you up to visit the university and come with you to have the food purchase. The local erasmus team will manage to organise trip, party,excursion. You will have a program for everyday, everynight.

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

3

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

You should visit Lapland, especially in jan- Feb to have the chance to see the northern light. If you have to choose the campus where to go, Tekla 2 is the best. You should plan a trip also to stockholm and Helsinky and tampere. The balcan countries are also interesting and Russia of course. Please try Ice swimming, you will love it.

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katarzyna

The Poznañ University of Economics, Poznan, Poland
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

I wish I knew that Finnish is SO difficult and not similar in any way to most, common European languages

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

4

Culture

4

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

1

Party / people

1

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

no recommendations

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

2

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

Unforgettable experience- if u have such a chance, go for it! Each semester is different- it depends on people, exchange students. My replies can be helpful, but do not attach too much importance to them in general. Just go and experience by yourself! Surely I recommend it:-)

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