Reviews of Mälardalens Högskola (MDH) | Sweden

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Michael S

Georg-August-Universitaet Goettingen, Göttingen, Germany
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

An ERASMUS grant<br> Other

Work opportunities:

I worked during my study abroad experience

Personal spending habits

Because the level of the prices is higher and when you want to keep our standard of living, then you have to spend more than at home.

Overall, Travel, Nightlife, Food:

was more expensive than at home.

Telephone:

was the same price as at home.

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

The best way to reduce costs is to cook together with other people, to bring a few things from home (for example alcohol and other stuff)...

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Michael S

Georg-August-Universitaet Goettingen, Göttingen, Germany
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

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

More interaction between Swedish students and the Erasmus students would be great.

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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Michael S

Georg-August-Universitaet Goettingen, Göttingen, Germany
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

That there are also dark-haired girls in Sweden.

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

4

Costs

2

Activities

4

Campus life

3

Party / people

4

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

I have to say "takkso mycket" for all. It was a great time and it is still impossible for me to wake up with a bright smile. Out of my point of view you are very well supported, the working atmosphere is more than good, but it is also impossible to compare the university level with the level of my home university for example. Both systems are very different from each other.

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

3

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

Try to see Kiruna for the landscape, Sälen for skiing, Stockholm for shopping, Uppsala for the atmosphere and night-life, the lake for chilling, the International Office for any kind of tips, the Karen for laughing, and all kind of pubs, clubs...in order to spend your money. Then you can be sure to have a nive time in Västeras and the rest of Sweden.

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Michael S

Georg-August-Universitaet Goettingen, Göttingen, Germany
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 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

I communicated the most of the time in English. Also with students from Austria, they have been quite surprised.

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Michael S

Georg-August-Universitaet Goettingen, Göttingen, Germany
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: I lived in a kind of community with 11 students

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

The atmosphere in our residence was much more better than in other houses.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

I was quite surprised about the standard of living. It was OK.

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Michael S

Georg-August-Universitaet Goettingen, Göttingen, Germany
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Travel, Activities: Takes place mostly outside 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

Very funny are the so called "after partys". When you like mainstream entertainment then you find enough clubs and discos, but sometimes it is more interesting to go to private partys, the people are more open-minded. And you should try to contact people from other countries and other cultures. You don`t have to travel lots of miles in order to search for people of your own nationality (that is nonsense, but a few people behave like this).

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