Reviews of Turun Yliopisto (UTU) | Finland

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Marco F

Università di Catania, Catania, Italy
Computer Science / IT, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

it's close to the city and not that expensive. you can walk downtown, so no need for bus.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

you can choose between a single room in the student village (yo-kylä) or sharing your room with others (cheaper but further from the city centre).

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FlorianChr

Ludwig Maximilians Universität München, Munich, Germany
History, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

Nothing.

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

3

Costs

2

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

2

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

Try it! The experience about Finland is a little bit more uncommon than in other countries (at least in my opinion).

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

2

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

Travel as much as you can, but don´t go only to Rovaniemi if you want to visit Lapland. Go further north! Ask your tutor or the tutor of another exchange student if your one is not willing to help you, but most of them can give you very good advices.

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Lenka V

Univerzita Karlova, Prague, Czech Republic
Law, 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: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I experienced some teachers having problem to express themselves in English, one even had a very hard finnish accent so it was difficult to understanding. However the general knowledge of English here is at a very high level

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FlorianChr

Ludwig Maximilians Universität München, Munich, Germany
History, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

No, it wasn't.

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Almost every Finn speaks english, so there is no real need to learn finnish => it is quite hard to speak the finnish language because everybody starts to speak english when he/she recognises that you´re a foreign person.

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FlorianChr

Ludwig Maximilians Universität München, Munich, Germany
History, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

Pay attention to the programme you´ve chosen. You have the possibility to get a "Diploma", but in several programmes you´ve a lot to do for it.

My academic experiences

Quality of courses

Variety of courses

Access to resources

Interaction with teachers

Interaction with international students

Interaction with local students

Personal comments

Modes of assessment for the several programmes have to be more emphasized.

My opinion of the university assessment

Exams at end of course

Exams throughout the course

Essays and/or projects at the end of course

Essays and/or projects throughout the course

Overall

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Tommaso S

Universita degli Studi di Verona, Verona, Italy
Law, 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
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: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Finnish language is extremely difficult to learn and your good purpose to get right on it will not last for so long. Everybody in Finland speaks a good English, and you will find that way pretty much more easy.

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