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

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Ségolène V

ESSEC, Paris, France
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

I took a very interesting course given by a Russian teacher: Doing business in St Petersburg. I learnt a lot about doing business in Russia, as well as, building a business plan.

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

There could have been more courses in English. But most of the courses I followed were interesting

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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Sophie B

HEC Paris, Paris, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Cems

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

Shared appartments with 3 to 5 rooms. Students residences, where it is really easy to meet new people, both exchange students and Finns. Good way as well to meet students from other schools and universities.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

The school and the student association offer 3 different places to live: - Ida: Shared appartments, 45 min from school by bus. ~800 Fim/ month - Pasila: Shared appartments, 20 min from school by train. - Kamppi: flat for one person in a building reseved for students, 5 min walking from school and 5 min walking from the center of Helsinki. The school offers an excellent and wide range of choices. No problem with the housing.

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f_schallmeiner

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

Expenses

Main source of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:

Family<br> Personal savings<br> Government assistance

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Food is in general extremely expensive in Finland but costs for phoning are traditionally cheap. Housing was supported. Nightlife because of the alcohol prices and usually I'm not travelling that much at home.

Travel, Nightlife, Food:

was more expensive than at home.

Overall:

was the same price as at home.

Telephone, Housing:

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

To buy a pre-paid mobile phone as soon as possible

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Lucie P

University of Economics Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
Business Studies, Graduate, CEMS

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

No, it wasn't.

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

No, it wasn't.

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

During my stay I got the chance to practice my English as well as German language skills. I spoke both of them very good before. The international environment gave me the opportunity to become more fluent and switch back and fort between them.

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marieelle

NEOMA Business School, Rouen, France
Marketing and Sales Management, 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: 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

This experience will remain something that changed my vision of the world forever. I hadn't had the opportunity to travel before, and there, I met people from the whole world. I spend hours talking with friends, exchanging ideas on the way e see the world and our future...Though we came from different cultures, we found out we had to answer the same questions ..I also learned a little bit of tchech and korean, since my roomates came from Praha and Seoul...and guess what, I am just about to meet Lenka (my roomate) again! This trip was a very humanly rich experience for me!

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Sophie B

HEC Paris, Paris, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Cems

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't want/need to work

Personal spending habits

Food: it is more expensive Telephone: only had a mobile phone and no fixed line. Travel: travelled in Russia and Baltic states so it is cheaper. But if you plan to go to Lapland or Stockholm, it will be more expensive than in France.

Telephone, Overall, Food:

was more expensive than at home.

Nightlife, Housing:

was the same price as at home.

Travel:

was less expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative