Reviews of Åbo Akademi (ABO) | Finland

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Severine V

Haute Ecole Isell - Institut Supérieur d'Enseignement Libre Liégeois, Liège, Belgium
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

I spent more money because there are so many things to do!(parties, trips,...)

Travel, Nightlife, Housing, 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

to save money: drink at home before going to parties because alcohol is very expensive in pub and disco!

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Severine V

Haute Ecole Isell - Institut Supérieur d'Enseignement Libre Liégeois, Liège, Belgium
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: A room exchange

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: A room exchange

Why?

It is the best way to meet a lot of students

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

It is very good and practical that the host university provides you an accomodation. you don t have to worry about that before coming.

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Anastasiya K

Perm State University, Perm, Russia
Law, International, Undergraduate, Tempus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Home university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

closer to the university,to the center of the city,therefore no problems with buses,communication, student parties

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

In general, it is rather well organized

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igor13

Università degli Studi di Padova, Padua, Italy
Law, International, Graduate, E.MA

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

Activities, Travel, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Ribs cafe across the main cathedral has a live music every Thursday or more frequently. Very cheap trips to Stockholm (down to about 20 EURO return)

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Leonor C

Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain
Computer Science / IT, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

Because it it very good to share flat with people from other countries.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

They arranged everything. Even though a tutor to help us at the beginning.

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Ausiàs A

Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain
Computer Science / IT, 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: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases

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 tried to use the finnish language to go on shops, to buy in the supermarket, to speak with bus drivers, but my knowledge of finish is very few.

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