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Julia J
Academic
Course recommendations
I enjoyed all the course i had
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
A little bit more attention to the foreign student's academic life
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Raab314159
Academic
Course recommendations
They teach a lot of things that aren't used anymore in industry. For example instead of giving ASP.NET, they give plain ASP.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
The level of education is very low at LYIT. The students there are idiots (seriously), so the teachers adapt their level of education to those idiots. For you, it will all be very simple, probably too simple.
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Raab314159
Overall
I wish I had known...
The level of education sucks. But to some people, that may also be an advantage.
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In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
LYIT is crap, but the location is very nice. You don't have to study anything, so you can go fishing and swimming in the sea (IF the weather is good -- ahem)
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Pirita K
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Almost everything was a bit more expensive in Ireland than in Finland. And somehow it was just the way everybody lived there..
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Travel, Food, Overall, Housing, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Extra costs in housing was a great surprise. Every one of us living in the same house had to pay 50e each month for the heating etc. I didn't know to expect that great extra costs.
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LUCA D
Housing
Type of housing: With a family
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: With a family
Why?
to keep contact with local culture and improving the language
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Personal comments
everything was good, well organized and staff was really kind. just refectory was quite expensive
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LUCA D
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: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
living in a country where you can learn english is the best way to grow up in international and globalization world, mainly for a graduate in economics
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