Reviews of University of Oulu | Finland

Useful | 0

Tom D

Hogeschool Antwerpen, Antwerp, Belgium
Engineering, Technology, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

the switch and networkcables we needed in our appartment, now we had to buy them

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

2

Costs

2

Activities

2

Campus life

1

Party / people

1

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

-

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

Became familiar with another culture

2

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

1

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

--

Useful | 0

jkivits

Universiteit Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands
Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

I liked living on campus very much, because most of the other exchange students lived there too, and also native students lived there. So it was a good and interesting mixture of cultures and my friends all lived very close to me.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

none

Useful | 0

Cláudia G

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: 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

Mainly it was easy, because almost everybody knows how to speak or understands a little english. But after a couple of weeks i was able to understand some basic words and even phrases in finish which turned everything much easier!

Useful | 0

Jaroslav B

Univerzita Karlova, Prague, Czech Republic
Mathematics, 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

improved in english, improved in social communication

Useful | 1

Martin P

Universidad de Vigo, Vigo, Spain
Business Studies, 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 was a very good experience to attend courses in english, it was helpful and a key factor on my english language skills development. Interact with professors, colleagues and so on daily in english was very good to me.

Useful | 0

mcielaval

HEC Paris, Paris, France
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Travel, Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

45 Special (a three-level bar with three different king of music) Kaarlenholvi (a bar with music for older people) Olympic swimming pool (with sauna, of course!) Skiing in Lapland Rovaniemi (the town of Santa Claus)

University of Oulu

About iAgora

Company

Work

Studies