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Universitetet i Oslo

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Carlos E
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Political Science, Graduate, Erasmus
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
Oslo is one of the most expensive cities in the world just after Tokyo. Food is especially expensive there.
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Food, Travel, Overall, Nightlife, Housing:
was more expensive than 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
Just some weeks ago I received a refund for paying more than necessary in my monthly gas/electricity bill ;)during 10 months
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Alice B
Università di Milano II, Milan, Italy
European Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
When I was there there were 2 terrific courses on Journalism. Really interesting and based on a field-work
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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
Achieve more interaction with locals
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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
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martin d
University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Humanities, Undergraduate, self funding student
Languages
Language of instruction: Norwegian
Was learning Norwegian a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your Norwegian?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
A big problem in Norway is that English is everywhere and there is little interaction with Norwegian students as internationals all live together, I wanted total immersion, almost impossible ,IĞm afraid.
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Oscar P
Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
Chemistry, Graduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: With a family
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
The best way to get in touch with people, and meeting people from the host country.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
It's pretty well arranged and they have a lot of rooms in many parts of the city.
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halfnorsk
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States
Language, Undergraduate, International Summer School
Languages
Language of instruction: Norwegian
Was learning Norwegian a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Norwegian
How much did you improve your Norwegian?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
I went specifically to learn the language (3 hours a day, 5 days a week, 6 weeks), and wasn't dissapointed.
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Carlos E
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Political Science, 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 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: 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
It is good overall since in Norway everybody speaks perfect english so communication is not an issue at all
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