Reviews of Oulun Seudun Ammattikorkeakoulu | Finland

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Sara C

Universiteit Gent, Ghent, Belgium
Physical Therapy, Graduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: Finnish

Was learning Finnish a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Finnish

How much did you improve your Finnish?

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

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

All our teachers and guides at our internship were able to talk English very well. The finnisch language was for me to difficult to learn in only 3 months...

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Zbigniew P

The Poznañ University of Economics, Poznan, Poland
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

no

In my opinion:

I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.

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

Academic reasons

2

Culture

4

Costs

3

Activities

4

Campus life

2

Party / people

2

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

come here, but take into account that you do not come here to gain the knowledge but for other expirience

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

mandatory trips: - Nordkapp - Helsinki - Tampere, Turku - Talin, Riga - sztokcholm - Cottages (i.e. Kuusamo)

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kasuga

Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Funchal, Portugal
Computer Science / IT, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

I liked very much the facilities of where I lived

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

Again very good instalations, but be prepared for the isolation, since finnish people aren't very sociable.

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shaban

Universitatea "Politehnica din Timísoara", Timisoara, Romania
Telecommunications, 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: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations

How much did you improve your the local language?

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

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Finnish is quite hard to lear. Another "bad" thing is that almoust everybody speaks english here in Finland so it's a little difficult to practice finnish.

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Claudia S

Universita degli Studi di Trieste, Trieste, Italy
Nursing, Midwifery, Physiotherapy, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

because of people

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

it was no the best, but pretty good. the main prob was the space, really not enough. four persons in such a small room are really uncomfy!!

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Katrin J

University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten, St. Pölten, Austria
Communication and Information Sciences, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings<br> An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

food more expensive, telephone not in use here, housing because no own flat in austria, nightlife:go out more often at home, travel: went to northcape,...,

Housing, Travel:

was more expensive than at home.

Food, Overall:

was the same price as at home.

Telephone, Nightlife:

was less expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books