Reviews of Mikkeli University of Applied Sciences (MAMK) | Finland

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Urszula D

Akademia Ekonomiczna Im. Karola Adamieckiego, Katowice, Poland
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: With a family

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

Living in a capmus give an opportunity to meet other foreign people.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

Everything was very well organized. Students had their own rooms, kitchen and bathroom were shared with another person. I was very safistied with living conditions.

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Urszula D

Akademia Ekonomiczna Im. Karola Adamieckiego, Katowice, Poland
Business Studies, 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 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I have been sutdying english in Poland, so I did not have any problems with communication. In mikkeli I obtained the possibility to study finnish and in result I required everyday knowledge that helps m in many situation. In general people in Finland are able to speak Englih.

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Maja

Akademia Ekonomiczna Im. Karola Adamieckiego, Katowice, Poland
International Relations, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Home university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

Possibility to get to know other people, along with some extent of privacy.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

My overall opinion is positive.Convenient accomodation, all the necessary facilities nearby.

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Jose L

Universidad de Almería, Almeria, Spain
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

20Cº degrees below zero are not as cold as I thought. I didn't use all my termical clothes :D.

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

3

Costs

2

Activities

2

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

It could be an exciting experience.

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

Cheap flights using Ryanair from Tampere.

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Bartlomiej W

Akademia Ekonomiczna, Krakow, Poland
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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Everyone and everywhere speak English at least at communicational level. Finnish is hard and requires patience but locals are very helpful.

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“ok in the sense im not impressed but it wasnt bad either”

Terho R

Finland,
Social Work, 2023

Overall

it was easy to enroll into xamk studies despite burocracy finnish goverment puts on the studies ( i have to report everything to officials if i join a course) but after the initial paperwork, studying drug abuse or company taxing was suprisingly easy.

Careers

no internship opportunities, since the study is online only course, self phased.

Pros

A lot of data,

Cons

Lack of student support in self studies. I´d say edx.org ´s harvard courses were a lot more interesting, especially with the lectures on say Justice. It´s hard to stay engaged with reading only tasks. They dont give enough opportunities to fail; only 2 x.

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