Reviews of Jyväskylän Yliopisto (JYU) | Finland

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Diana S

Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

A private grant

Other sources of funding:

Family<br> An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

At home, I was on my parents house. And Portugal has a life cheaper than Finland.

Food, Telephone, Nightlife, Housing, Travel, Overall:

was more expensive than 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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mada

Uniwersytet Warszawski, Warsaw, Poland
Anthropology, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

At my university it's better (I mean the level is higher)

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

any suggestion, sorry

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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Frank B

Friedrich Schiller Universitaet Jena, Jena, Germany
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: At ease in most situations
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

almost everybody spoke English there, even the shopping assistents in most shops, so there was no need to learn the Finnish language but however quite interesting!

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Zafeira G

Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens, Greece
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

more imfo about opportunities to travel

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

4

Costs

3

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

Everything is fine

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

Became familiar with another culture

2

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

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

Search information online before you go

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Christian M

Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy
Financial Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

Great social life, Fast internet connection for free, Phone for free in the whole campus

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

I didn' have any problem with it! everything was really well arranged

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Zafeira G

Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens, Greece
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: student apartments

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: student apartments

Why?

Logical monthly cost according to services offered

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

Very good conditions

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