Reviews of University of Oulu | Finland

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alexh

Université Paul Sabatier: Toulouse III, Toulouse, France
Mathematics, 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

Because nordic countries are still quite expensive !

Overall, Housing, Travel:

was more expensive than at home.

Food:

was the same price as at home.

Nightlife, 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

Finland is a very modern country and every "administrave" stuff (like bank)are very simple, but it's anyway not a very cheap place.

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jpck

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?

the same, because it is good to have so many óther students close to you

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

I was very satisfies with it, the rooms were big, not too expensive and had all necessary facilities

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monsusha

Universidad del Salvador, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Environmental Sciences, Undergraduate, University Agreement

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

It is really difficult to be in a place where you do not have any idea about the language. It confuse you a lot and makes you feel lost and lonely as well.

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jkivits

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

The courses were not too bad, but did not add to my current knowledge. I was too far ahead already and the courses were actually of very little use to me.

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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