Reviews of Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) | Sweden

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anonymous

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, CEMS

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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
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: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I really intended to learn some Swedish, but it was practically impossible, since everyone (really everyone!) speaks almost perfect English and they switch to it as soon as they notice you are a foreigner (out of courtesy)

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Borja L

ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain
Management Science, Undergraduate, CEMS

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: At ease in most situations
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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

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Overall

Personal comments

It is great because everybody speaks both Swedish and English

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“Great school, opens lots of doors”

anonymous

Sweden, Graduate
Business Studies, 2013

Overall

A degree at this school opens lots of doors. I haven't used the careers office which is newly opened. I love that they have career counsellors on site.

Pros

alumni network

Cons

Career counselling not accessible to all former graduates

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David H

Universität zu Köln, Cologne, Germany
Banking, Graduate, CEMS

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

Generally, prices level is considerable higher in Sweden than in Spain, Germany or South Africa.

Telephone, Travel, Nightlife, Housing, Overall, Food:

was more expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

No financial surprises. As nightlife forms part of an exchange program, I recommend every student to "import" alcoholic bevarages, but be aware crossing the Swedish border in Denmark.

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