Reviews of Södertörns Högskola | Sweden

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alessiodlg

Università Degli Studi Di Roma - Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

To have more information about not only English - taught courses for Erasmus students but also have information about the courses in Swedish language, because the textbook and references are in English, so this imply the possibility of making extra courses if the relative teachers are willing to examine you in English (like it happened to me).

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

2

Costs

2

Activities

4

Campus life

4

Party / people

4

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

It is a wonderful place to have a good personal experience abroad, meeting people from all Europe and even outside Europe. In my case was not the perfect choice for studies because I come from Economics and Finance and there I studied more Business studies, which was ok anyway for me to complete parts of my degree.

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

4

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

An experience that I suggest to anyone, the best opportunity we have during our academic studies. Once there it is compulsory to travel as much as possible because for students it's cheap and the places are amazing. Wonderful travels to Lappland, North Cape, Fiords (Norwey) and the Lake District in Finland. Easy connection also to Estonia and Russia.

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anonymous

University of Iowa, Iowa City, United States
Political Science, Undergraduate, ISEP

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

Travel, Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Little Maria's in Stockholm, it had live music every weekand. Also went to Norway's independence day with about 50 other students. Also the international student exchange dinner was wonderful, it is where I met my future husband.

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cristinafioravanti

Università Degli Studi Di Roma - Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases

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

very hard to combine the language course with the other university courses but a gret experience, through the language you can understand the culture of a population. Important to at least try to learn it

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Alberto M

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

Better knowledge of language

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

1

Culture

4

Costs

2

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

3

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

A place to have and experience something new

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

2

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

2

Final comments

The environment and the surrounding area are awesome, basically wild nature, but it is well connected with the city centre

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Manuel L

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:

Family

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Housing is more expensive than in Spain, and I also Spend as much money as I could travelling and visiting other countries

Housing, Travel:

was more expensive than at home.

Telephone, Nightlife, Overall:

was the same price as at home.

Food:

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

Travelling around the city was expensive compared with Spain.

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anonymous

University of Iowa, Iowa City, United States
Political Science, Undergraduate, ISEP

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

I am married now, I met my husband who was also studying abroad there, he is British.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

It was a very large apartment, which was very nice, the 3 of us there had our own bedrooms.

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