Reviews of Södertörns Högskola | Sweden

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Manuel L

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations

How much did you improve your Swedish?

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

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I really like to communicate with other people in Other languaje rather than my mother tongue languaje

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cristinafioravanti

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

Overall

I wish I had known...

that six months fly away to fast

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

2

Culture

3

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

Being abroad is not all about the university, but if you stay for a very long period it may be not the best one to go, as short term experience it is great

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

keep always a student travelcard with you, everything is half price if you are a student

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Iria A

Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Political Science, Undergraduate, 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

Sweden is more expensive in mostly all than in Spain, unless theater and transport.

Travel, Telephone, Food, Overall:

was more expensive than at home.

Nightlife, Housing:

was the same price as at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

none

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alessiodlg

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

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Less for the telephone because all friends lived in the same building, so there was actually no need to call each other, it was easy to come by each other rooms. Accomodation was more expensive because in my home country I live home, and on average Stockholm accomodations are more expensive than in Rome. Nightlife is more expensive expecially because alcol in Sweden is taxed by the state and this makes pubs, restaurants and bars more expensive.

Nightlife, Housing:

was more expensive than at home.

Travel, Food, Overall:

was the same price as at home.

Telephone:

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

none

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alessiodlg

Università Degli Studi Di Roma - Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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 Swedish a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Swedish

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

How much did you improve your Swedish?

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

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I was lucky because I already spoke a pretty good English, so I did not have some problems at the beginning like someone experienced. Swedish people both inside and outside the university environment speaks an eccellent English. After my stay in Sweden my fluency improved a lot and my vocabulary has become much larger.

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