Reviews of University of Oulu | Finland

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Katja K

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

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Nightlife, Housing and Food are generally more expensive than in my hometown. It was not due to the fact that I consumed more

Housing, Nightlife, Food, Overall:

was more expensive than at home.

Travel, Telephone:

was the same price as at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

Not at all

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Alexandria

Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, United States
cultural studies, Undergraduate, ISEP

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

whats so great is you have so much time off from class. you take typically one or two classes at a time, have plenty of time to study and with isep program get a 400 us dollar stipend which is plenty adequate for high living, travel, and even paid for extended travel in the summer. The beer is bad beer and soo expensive, but the people that i encountered made the place and in the end that mattered the most. Kuumpin Pykka has the cheapest beer but a rough crowd. Night life is straight out of the dance eighties clubs and takes a while to except.

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oscar a

Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:

Family<br> Government assistance

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Finland is more expensive in overall than Spain. The prices of the food were higher. On the contrary, I found the telephone network extremely cheap in comparison to Spain. The housing price was adapted to students. At this point, there were also a huge difference with Spain. The drinks in the bars were much more expensive. Traveling was pretty the same since we benefited from student discounts in some transportations, and the quality of the hostels were much better than Spain and we usually found better prices.

Nightlife, Food, Overall:

was more expensive than at home.

Travel:

was the same price as at home.

Housing, 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

The bus prices. After 23.00 a.m it might cost around 5 euros. It was much cheaper to buy the monthly card. Buying furniture in the second hand stores which are financed by the government was extremely cheap.

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Brenda2u

State University of New York, Buffalo, Buffalo, United States
composite cultural courses, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Overall

I wish I had known...

i think i would have liked to have a better idea of what to bring than throwing everything i own into suitcases. i also wish the uni would have provided more info on the courses and class schedules.

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

3

Costs

3

Activities

3