Reviews of University of Oulu | Finland

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Joanna L

University of North Carolina, Greensboro, Greensboro, United States
Scandinavian Studies Program, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Definitely visit Cafe Milou on Sunday nights for the live jazz music. Take an excursion to Hailuoto Island if the opportunity presents itself. And for fun, try walking from the city center to the university. It's about 6 km, and the walk is nice.

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anonymous

University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
Geography, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

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

More courses taught in english as it was mostly book exams.

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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anonymous

University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
Geography, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Personal savings

Other sources of funding:

Other

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Alcohol and food was more expensive. Whereas housing and travel on trains was cheaper due to studetn prices.

Overall, Food, Nightlife:

was more expensive than at home.

Telephone:

was the same price as at home.

Travel, Housing:

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

Have to pay a fee to access home funds. Set up with your bank a person who can transfer funds from your home account to the one abroad as someone has to be present in the home bank to enable this to be possible

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Marina N

Murmansk State Technical University, Murmansk, Russia
European Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Academic

Course recommendations

I took different courses at the University. I was studying Scandinavian Studies, Marketing, English Literature and French language. All of the courses were great and the teachers were very helpful and knowledgable.

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

It is on a very high level.

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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anonymous

University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
Geography, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

Not that i can think of at the moment

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

2

Culture

3

Costs

3

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

Excellent facilities

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

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

3

Final comments

Not that i can think of at the moment

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Filipe M

Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco, Castelo Branco, Portugal
Design (Fashion, Graphic, Industrial, Web), 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: Basic phrases
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

for me it was a great opportunity to improve my english.

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