Reviews of Mercuria Business School | Finland

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Ilse B

Hogeschool Holland, Diemen, Netherlands
European Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

because of the privacy on one side and the opportunity to meet oter people on the other side when you share an appartment with others.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

The accomodation arranged was very suitable for te students and was located very near to the school and to different facilities. The landlord service was decent, but not always optimal.

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Sergio D

Università Degli Studi Di Roma - Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:

Family<br> Personal savings

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

I come from Rome, which is an expensive city for both the housing and the night life, but the average income is supposed to be higher in Finland than in Italy: that means that I was pretty surprised about my expenses there...I supposed to spend more money

Food:

was more expensive than at home.

Overall, Telephone, Travel:

was the same price as at home.

Nightlife, 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

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aizi

Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Dresden (FH), Dresden, Germany
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

Even though there is a mandatory participation in class, the courses were sometimes quiet lax and I would have wished for more and deeper knowlegde to be gained.

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 knowlegde etc handled within the lessons. lessons did not really prepare fot the final exams.

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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aizi

Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Dresden (FH), Dresden, 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 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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
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

Within MBS almost everybody spoke English at least sufficiently. Also other Fins outside university were mostly able to communicate in English. Even though I took part in a language course, I did not have enough knowlegde to have conversations in Finnish.

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François B

Université Catholique de Lyon, Lyon, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Government assistance

Other sources of funding:

Family<br> Personal savings<br> An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Food is a bit more expensive than in France. Night life was more dynamic because of erasmus life, with many events organized. I had more opportunities to travel, Helsinki being closed to Russia, Sweden, Estonia.

Travel, Food, Nightlife, Overall:

was more expensive than at home.

Telephone, 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