Reviews of Jyväskylän Yliopisto (JYU) | Finland

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playmobil

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
International Relations, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

Kortepohja is the best place in terms of interaction with local and international students.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

Accomodation is mainly provided by 2 different organizations: 1) Student Union: they run a huge apartment block, called Kortepohja. Around 1900 students call it home. Great location, because within walking distance to the skiing resort. 10 minutes by bike to the main campus 2) KOAS: some kind of public organization that provides students with decent housing. It's a bit cheaper than Kortepohja but often further away from main campus.

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playmobil

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
International Relations, Graduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Student life dominates the city

Travel, Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Finland is not the cheapest place to drink a beer. It doesn't matter where you go- it's expensive anyway. Here are some places to go: Night Clubs:Scandic Hotel, Raatikellari, Gigglin' Marlin, Dominos, Free Time Pubs and cafes: Coffee House, Old Brick's Inn, Hemingway's, Red Neck, Sohwi, Vakiopaine

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playmobil

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
International Relations, Graduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

the quality of courses differ a lot, even within the same faculty. I strongly recommend to attend classes given by visiting professors at the school of business and economics. In general the courses are quite small and challenging. Jyväskylän Yliopisto is the countries' leading alma mater in the fields of sports and education. Here are some courses I recommend from different faculties. management of winter sports, theoretical and methodological aspects of the social sciences of sports, environmental management,INTOPIA (business simulation), Intercultural Communication and of course all FINNISH courses for foreigners.

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 Finnish language courses should be either in the early morning or late afternoon to avoid overlapping with other courses. Courses that are announced in the course directory should actually take place!

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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playmobil

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
International Relations, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

none

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

4

Costs

1

Activities

4

Campus life

2

Party / people

3

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

It's a great caring place and Finns are not as quiet as everyone thinks. It's definetely recommendable...

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

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

try to go in August to participate in the intensive Finnish course! Don't study all the time, use the weekends to travel around: Lapland, Helsinki, Tampere, Turku, the snow castle in Kemi, make a cruise to Sweden, go to Estonia and don't miss St.Petersburg and Moscow... and who knows, may be you meet someone very special in Suomi

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playmobil

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
International Relations, Graduate, 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

higher price index

Food, Nightlife, Overall:

was more expensive than at home.

Housing, Telephone:

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

Money from home

Personal comments

show your student card to the sales person; cheap haircut at the polytechnics (if the students mess it up, the instructor will do their best to save what's left:-)

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playmobil

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
International Relations, 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

Finnish students and the teaching body speak English quite well- even the library staff! Outside campus it's sometimes helpful to be able to express your desire in Finnish!

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