Reviews of Helsinki Polytechnic (HKIAMK) | Finland

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YENER A

Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:

Family

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

It was obviously an expensive country according to Turkey, even if i had lived in minumum economical conditions, it would be expensive. More i did travel and benefited from all things.

Nightlife, Travel, Housing, Overall, Food:

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

none

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Alexandre G

Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Lisbon, Portugal
Management Information Systems, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

I knew already a lot from my friends previous experiences.

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

3

Costs

1

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

2

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

Very good university. Their Organizational skills are light years away from our current university organizational skills.

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

4

Final comments

The only advice that I can give is that those of you who are going to Finland, enjoy the most you can and travel to all Baltic countries.

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Alexandre G

Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Lisbon, Portugal
Management Information Systems, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

Because I consider myself to be an independent person. So I need to have my own room, but I love to be with many persons so I would like to share the apartment with students.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

The organizations in Finland are extremely efficient and responsible. So, the housing issue was resolved very quickly and very well.

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Annebet v

Hogeschool van Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Public Relations / Publicity / Advertising, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

That most nightclubs and bars have an agelimit

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

4

Costs

1

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

Very positive about this school, learned a lot, everything was good arranged and a nice way of teaching.

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

Visit Lappland for sure, the most beautiful place I've ever been.

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Bram F

Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen, Arnhem, Netherlands
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: 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: Did not speak it

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Finnish is a very difficult language to learn, and the locals know this. That's why there were hardly any problems because most signs etc. were in English.

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NOBLET u

Université de Paris - Val de Marne (Paris XII), Paris, 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: Basic phrases
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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

The finnish language is particulary difficult, but when I came back to helsinki I really wanted to begin, moreover it was the way to be with all exchange student. Our teacher wanted that we can speak for useful words, and especially to learn the finnish culture.

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