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3.90 / 5 based on 484 reviews
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Jérôme T
ESIEE - Amiens (école supérieure d'ingénieurs en électrotech, Amiens, France
Engineering, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
know more about the finnish language
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
this university is very good. i had a real good experience with it.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
i am very happy to went there.
The language is the only problem because most of finnish are little shy to speak in english with foreigner, but it is not a generality.
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Nele A
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
together with other students in 1 building
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Personal comments
not clean, small rooms, no common room for all students,nice environment, near the city center
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anonymous
FH-Joanneum, Kapfenberg, Austria
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
lower telephone charges
lower rent for apartment
a lot of journeys and trips
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Overall, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Housing, Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
any sport equipment is much cheaper at second hand shops.
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Waltraud S
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
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Finnish people are to shy to speak english but for only 3 month it does not make sense for me to learn finnish.It is to complicated
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Torsten N
Fachhochschule Ostfriesland, Emden, Germany
Engineering, Computer, Graduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
was well-informed
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Go there! Excellent computer facilities
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
plane ticket from helsinki to oulu: stand-by ticket (finnair) = 60 Euro
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Samantha B
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Personal comments
The housing was fine. However, I would have preferred a bit more space - the room is pretty small to share with another person.
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