Reviews of Helsinki School of Economics (AALTO UNIVERSITY) | Finland

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anonymous

Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, CEMS

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

A lot of exchange students live in Pasila and if you take the costs into consideration it is a good location (5 mins away from the centre). The appartment is wel equiped with an oven, freezer and microwave

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

The appartment itself is not very nice, in the first days everybody was depressed but once you get used to it you'll have a great time in pasila. More info about the specific housing possibilities good have been given to the students on forehand.

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anonymous

Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, CEMS

Overall

I wish I had known...

Nothing really ...

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

2

Culture

2

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

I can't say the courses are all that interesting, but you'll have a really good time in Helsinki!

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

2

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

2

Final comments

Go to Russia, it is so close and interesting to see. Stockholm is a nice city.

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Patrick M

St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Canada
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

The student housing association provided very large, clean, well equipped apartments for reasonable prices. Also they were very flexible on arrival/departure times so if you had to stay longer or leave early it was possible to cancel your contract without penalty

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

Housing is not provided by the university but rather my the student housing organization. In Mikkeli where i studied, this was provided by MOAS (http://www.moas.fi)

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Ségolène V

ESSEC, Paris, France
Business Studies, Graduate, 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: At ease in most situations
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: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I wanted to improve my English and I think I improved it because the courses were in English and because I spoke English every day with Finnish and foreign students. I could not speak Finnish so I tried to learn the language but it is very different from every other languages and it is very difficult to learn. So I know basic words to be able to go shopping. But Finnish people speak english very well so it was not a problem.

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Marko P

Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, Denmark
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Government assistance

Other sources of funding:

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

Work opportunities:

I worked during my study abroad experience

Personal spending habits

Telephone: in Denmark, I used prepaid cards for my mobile phone and in Finland I had a subscription from an operator. Travel: my apartment in Helsinki was within a walking distance from both the school and the city centre.

Food, Overall, Housing, Nightlife:

was the same price as at home.

Travel, 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

No need to buy your own books, just borrow from the school library or photocopy the essential parts. Teachers also give paper handouts and some material is available online.

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Cyrille A

Burgundy School of Business, Dijon, France
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

I spent less in telephone because it was useless than in my home country, I spent less in housing because it was a student housing furthermore in flatmating. I spent more in food and overall because the cost of life is higher then in my country. Finally I spent more in nightlife and travels because I enjoy the life here and I discovered the country and the neighbouring countries.

Nightlife, Overall, Travel, Food:

was more expensive than at home.

Housing, Telephone:

was less expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items