Reviews of Jyväskylän Yliopisto (JYU) | Finland

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rossella r

LUISS, Rome, Italy
Economics, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

no

In my opinion:

I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

2

Costs

2

Activities

2

Campus life

3

Party / people

1

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

It is a very well organized univeristy

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

3

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

You can travel to Russia, Sweden, Norwey, Danimark

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Kairika K

Tartu Ülikool, Tartu, Estonia
International Relations, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

The student houses is mostly far from the centre and study buildings

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

none

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Raoul S

Universiteit Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Government assistance

Other sources of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

I made many trips ( Stockholm, Lapland, Moscow, St. Petersburg) and going out is a lot more expensive than in The Netherlands.

Travel, Overall, Nightlife, Food:

was more expensive than 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

When friends come to visit you tell them to bring good meat and alcoholic drinks, since they are much more expensive in Finland.

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CLAUDIA M

Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy
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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
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

At the beginning i had some communication problem but after 1 month i was able to speak to the finnish people and to the erasmus students as well.

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mada

Uniwersytet Warszawski, Warsaw, Poland
Anthropology, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

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)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Finnish language was very difficult for me but I survived ;-)))

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ostadnyk

Kharkiv State Technical University of Radioelectronics, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Communication and Information Sciences, Graduate, University Agreement

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

To save the money To meet new friends

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

There were really good ;)

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