Reviews of Hämeen Ammattikorkeakoulu | Finland

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Olena Z

Kiev National University of Trade and Economics, Kiev, Ukraine
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

none

Work opportunities:

It was not legal for me to work

Personal spending habits

Becouse Finland is a more expansive country than Ukraine: both income and costs there are higher.

Housing, Telephone, Overall, Travel, Food:

was more expensive than at home.

Nightlife:

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

When we exchanged currency in a bank sometimes they took commission, sometimes

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Olena Z

Kiev National University of Trade and Economics, Kiev, Ukraine
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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations

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

Studying with international students and teachers was a good ability to practice my knowledge of English. It becomes more fluent and native afterwards.

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Kristof P

Kandó Kálmán Müszaki Föiskola, Budapest, Hungary
Education, Teacher Training, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Government assistance

Other sources of funding:

Family

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Because Finland is one of the most expencsive country and i live with my family at home.

Housing, Nightlife, Overall, Food, Travel:

was more expensive than at home.

Telephone:

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

get an international student card , its very useful there.

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Kristof P

Kandó Kálmán Müszaki Föiskola, Budapest, Hungary
Education, Teacher Training, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Overall

I wish I had known...

I knew everything

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

4

Costs

1

Activities

1

Campus life

1

Party / people

1

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

Be as kind as you was

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

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

U can use your credit card almost everywhere, most of the people speaks english or german

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Sakir P

KIRIKKALE UNIVERSITY, KIRIKKALE, Turkey
Engineering, Computer, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: A room exchange

Why?

It will be cheaper than staying at apartment.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

It was good university,focused on practical engineerig,and also it has great labrotories.

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Sakir P

KIRIKKALE UNIVERSITY, KIRIKKALE, Turkey
Engineering, Computer, 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: Did not speak it
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: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

TFinnish is diffucult language to learn,but if you interact with host student they can help you to improve your language.Plus these ones remeber to join a course.

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