Reviews of Örebro Universitet (ORU) | Sweden

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Ema A

HES Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Home university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

It is bigger and more private. It has better conditions for study.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

Housing at the university was better than expected. It had all neccessary envirnment for stuyding, it was close to the university and all study facitlites.

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Ema A

HES Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Activities: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Favorite sport - jogging, lots of woods and trailors for running. Best cafe is on the campus - cheap and relax friendly atmosphere.

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Juan F

Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain
Telecommunications, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Government assistance

Other sources of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Mainly because Sweden is a more expensive country than Spain, and in addition i travelled more in Sweden

Overall, Telephone, Nightlife, Food, Travel:

was more expensive than at home.

Housing:

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

Ask native people for tips

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anonymous

Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg Missouri, United States
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Food is more expensive in Sweden that in the United States. Nightlife, I had more options to choose from to spend my free time.

Travel, Food, Nightlife, Telephone, Overall:

was more expensive than at home.

Housing:

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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Eva L

Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, United States
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

No, it wasn't.

Was learning Swedish a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Swedish

How much did you improve your English?

My level before:
My level after:

How much did you improve your Swedish?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I speak English for most of the time. I also can speak Chinese and Japanese, so when I see the Japanese students or Swedish students who can speak Japanese -- I also speak Japanese with them.

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Ema A

HES Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

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 Swedish a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Swedish

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 Swedish?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

My aim was not to learn Swedish, but to gain more experience on international studies. The corses were held in English and that wasn't a problem for me since my knowledge of English is fluent.

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