Reviews of Lunds Universitet | Sweden

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Jeroen v

Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Sociology, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Government assistance

Other sources of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't want/need to work

Personal spending habits

Because Sweden is an expensive country, and the Netherlands is relatively cheap!

Housing, Overall, Nightlife:

was more expensive than at home.

Telephone, Travel, Food:

was the same price as at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

Cost saving tip: if you do the groceries, go to Willy's, sometimes it can save you the half of your expenses in groceries!

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Jeroen v

Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Sociology, 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 Swedish a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Swedish

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 Swedish?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

The main language I spoke in Lund was English. English has never been a big deal for me since I am educated in english since I was eight years old. But since I had to speak English everyday and could speak to native English speakers I observed some big improvements in my English language skills! And a big compliment for the Swedes, who speak English normally even better than me!

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Joanna M

Uniwersytet Lódzki, Lodz, Poland
Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

In my department there are very few english couses so anyway you choose most of them..

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

We should be obliged to have more academical knowledge, not only making projects basing on what we learned at home

My opinion of the university assessment

Exams at end of course

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Essays and/or projects at the end of course

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Julio A

University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Computer Science / IT, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

Best atmosphere, student life, learning experience with fellow students.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

Housing was hard to find at this particular city. Lund is a big University town and rooms are in great demand. It was hard to find a room and the host University was not very helpful. However other students got accomodation easily through the host University if they had good priority on the housing list.

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alba c

Lunds Universitet, Lund, Sweden
Mathematics, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

I wish I knew that my life was going to change so much after all these experiences. Be ready for a change.

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

3

Costs

3

Activities

4

Campus life

4

Party / people

4

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

Be very social and you'll have the best year in your life. Dont scare with language and come over it soon so u can enjoy your friends longer.

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

3

Final comments

I just must say It's a really rich experience and you must not miss it.

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Andrea R

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Telecommunications, Graduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

Take a swedish language course. It happens often to take classes which lectures are given only in swedish. You can always read english books, but following lectures would of course imply less work.

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

none

My opinion of the university assessment