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Turun Yliopisto (UTU)

94 reviews
3.99 / 5 based on 94 reviews
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Marco F
Università di Catania, Catania, Italy
Computer Science / IT, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
Dynamo is very good. Päiväkoti too. then stupid discos like Gigglin Marlin or Prima or The Club.
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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.
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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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Marco F
Università di Catania, Catania, Italy
Computer Science / IT, 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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
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 was too hard, but since they also have a swedish speaking minority, i was able to learn some swedish
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Marco F
Università di Catania, Catania, Italy
Computer Science / IT, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
alcohol and food are sometimes a bit more expensive than italy.
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Housing, Food, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel, 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
it's cheaper to buy alcohol on the boat between stockholm and turku.
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Marco F
Università di Catania, Catania, Italy
Computer Science / IT, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
even if everybody speaks english, i think it would've been best to be able to speak a little bit of finnish (or swedish) before going.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
3
Culture
3
Costs
2
Activities
3
Campus life
4
Party / people
4
Weather / location
2
Personal recommendation
you HAVE to speak english in order to follow and pass exams
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
3
Traveled
3
Improved language skills
2
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
4
Partied a lot
3
Experienced a change in life
3
Advanced my studies & career
3
Final comments
it's a great (small) city. student life is great (a lot of student parties). everything works perfectly.
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Marco F
Università di Catania, Catania, Italy
Computer Science / IT, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
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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
none
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