Reviews of Helsinki Polytechnic (HKIAMK) | Finland

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Bram F

Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen, Arnhem, Netherlands
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

Not really, everything was very easy for me.

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

2

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

The quality of education is very high, and so are the facilities. Sometimes it is a bit difficult to meet Finnish students, but there are plenty of international students around to help/have fun with.

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

1

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

Go with all the activities of the student organisation, and oh, buy fresh salmon at the local market - delicious!

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Bram F

Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen, Arnhem, Netherlands
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

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

The level (titles, experience) of most teachers was much higher than at my home university.

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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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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