Reviews of University of Oulu | Finland

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Florent C

ESSTIN, Nancy, France
Engineering, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

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Personal comments

Amarillo, Foxia, FortyFive Café. To go to these places, just take taxis with some friends, it would be only 1.5€ one way.

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noemiesg

Université Paul Sabatier: Toulouse III, Toulouse, France
Chemistry, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: Finnish

Was learning Finnish a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Finnish

How much did you improve your Finnish?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

i think you can't attempt a course if you don't speak the language of instruction, but there are good books in english which expect the understanding.

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Zsolt D

Budapesti Mûszaki és Gazdaságtudományi Egyetem, Budapest, Hungary
Telecommunications, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

nothing

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

2

Campus life

3

Party / people

2

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

go there

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

go by car, train is expensive too look around

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Petra H

City University, London, United Kingdom
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by:

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

because of the social life

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

none

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pvascon

Universidade de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
Telecommunications, Graduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside 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

Leskinnen, CAIO, Wapu week

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Katja K

Technische Universität Chemnitz, Chemnitz, Germany
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies, 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

great insight into a very rare and difficult language. Tiny succcesses in communicating made me very happy

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