Reviews of KTH Royal Institute of Technology | Sweden

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Alessandro D

Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy
Engineering, Aeronautical, Graduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

every club is cool, a little expensive

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anonymous

Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Engineering, Electrical, Graduate, Independent

Overall

I wish I had known...

no

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

4

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

good

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

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

Nice people and good environment

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s_abusah

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology-KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana
Financial Management, Graduate, Guest Student

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 Swedish a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Swedish

How much did you improve your Swedish?

My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Found it difficult to learn the local language

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s_abusah

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology-KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana
Financial Management, Graduate, Guest Student

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings

Work opportunities:

It was not legal for me to work

Personal spending habits

It is relatively dear to live in the capital

Travel, Overall, Housing, Telephone:

was more expensive than at home.

Food:

was the same price as at home.

Nightlife:

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

none

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frederixie2

Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
Environmental Sciences, Graduate, Master programme

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 Swedish a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Swedish

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 Swedish?

My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

It's in English, I speak English...

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anonymous

American International University - Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Computer Science / IT, Graduate, Independent

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

Because I need an big space to live

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

none

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