Reviews of Haskoli Islands | Iceland

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cmartincalvo

Universidad del País Vasco, San Sebastian, Spain
Law, International, Graduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

don't take any subject that you are not going to use in your own country as national history or law

My academic experiences

Quality of courses

Variety of courses

Access to resources

Interaction with teachers

Interaction with international students

Interaction with local students

Personal comments

they should have on mind that they knowledge between nordic and the others students is not the same when they study nordic law

My opinion of the university assessment

Exams at end of course

Exams throughout the course

Essays and/or projects at the end of course

Essays and/or projects throughout the course

Overall

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Lukas S

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings<br> An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Reykjavík is the second most expensive city in the world and the price level is generally much higher than in Western Europe.

Nightlife, Food, Housing, Overall, Travel:

was more expensive than at home.

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

Shopping for groceries at Bónus (at Laugarvegur, Kringlan, etc.) is cheaper than elsewhere

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Alexandra K

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, 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

Since everybody knows English very well, there weren't any problems at all. Still, many Icelanders don't really like to speak English.

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Astrid P

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Personal savings

Other sources of funding:

Family<br> Personal savings<br> An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Nearly everything is more expensive than in Austria. Especially alcohol, food, clothes and cigarettes.

Food, Nightlife, Housing, Travel, Overall:

was more expensive than at home.

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

Buy a pre-paid card for your mobile phone. This is not so expensive and it is the cheapest way to phone home.

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Verena P

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

it was great how it was

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

it was very well organised, they shoud have just told us that the houses would't be free before 1st september

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Ana B

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Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Babalu Coffe-Great Place Vitabar- The best hamburguers in the whole country Sports Bar- A good place for wathcing games

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