Reviews of University of Tampere (UTA) | Finland

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Andrew W

University of Montana, Missoula, United States
European Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Was learning English a key decision factor?

No, it wasn't.

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

All of the courses were offered in English, a huge advantage over trying to learn the materials in Finnish. The University also offered a series of survival courses that were positive to the environment.

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Andrew W

University of Montana, Missoula, United States
European Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Government assistance

Other sources of funding:

Family<br> Personal savings

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

The nightlife was expensive, but the housing was subsidized by the host University.

Nightlife:

was more expensive than at home.

Travel, Overall, Telephone, Food:

was the same price as at home.

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

If one can avoid the expensive nightlife, travel and living are comperable.

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Andrew W

University of Montana, Missoula, United States
European Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Academic

Course recommendations

The International School of Social Sciences (ISSS) has a great section called the Jean Monnet School of European Union Studies.

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

Not really, one has to be prepared to push their academic goals and Tampereen Illiopisto seemed to encourage this.

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

Overall

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Andrew W

University of Montana, Missoula, United States
European Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Overall

I wish I had known...

I only wish that I could have had prior opportunities to learn Finnish at my host University. It wasn't entirely important save the cultural benefits of prior knowledge of the language.

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

3

Culture

4

Costs

3

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

2

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

The host University seemed to go out of their way to accommodate their international students. That is a good thing.

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

Finland provides an excellent opportunity for a non-Finnish student to experience something entirely unique to Finland. Finland sits on the eastern border of Scandinavia, borders Russia and is right across the pond from mainland Europe. There is no excuse not to travel to places one might normally not consider as tourist destinations.

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