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Uppsala Universitet (UU)

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4.16 / 5 based on 574 reviews
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Kimberly F
University of Oregon, Eugene, United States
Political Science, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
It was soooo cheap and I lived much closer to the University than I would have in the student rooms.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
Living in a private home or apartment is not easy for someone to do if you don't already know someone in Uppsala. I was lucky enough to have a friend who had an extra room in her apartment that she owned, so that is why the costs were so low. It was great for me, but not an option for the majority of exchange students going to Uppsala. Take up your exchange program in getting you a student room because finding housing in Uppsala is very difficult.
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philippe n
Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Management Science, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance<br> An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Sweden is a more expensive country than France in general. There are costs related to the fact of being far from home like travel and communications. Alcohol plays a big role in the student life and in Sweden it's pretty expensive.
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Food, Telephone, Overall, Nightlife, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Second-hand bedding
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
You can work at the nations if you do the paperwork (well, not even).
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anonymous
Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Law, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
Living alongside Swedish students was a very enjoyable part of the whole experience.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
Rackabergsgarten accommodation was fairly basic (one room with basin, shared bathroom and kitchen) but was adequate. The corridors housed 5-10 students each and there was much socialising and general frivolity!
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roselle_sorrentino
Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Communication and Information Sciences, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Overall
I wish I had known...
...how cold -.25.C is!
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
4
Culture
4
Costs
4
Activities
4
Campus life
4
Party / people
4
Weather / location
4
Personal recommendation
very strongly, the international office at Uppsala University do a wonderful job in welcoming you and ensuring you settle in comfortably and enjoy your time both academically and socially
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
4
Traveled
4
Improved language skills
2
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
4
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
4
Final comments
get involved with the Student Nations...to get a real feel of student life - swedish style. Studying at Uppsala University will provide you with memories for a lifetime!
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Christophe D
HEC Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
As this is a university is more than 500 years old there is real student life, we could say that the city centre is the campus as there are university buildings everywhere is the centre. There twelve houses in the centre that belong to student organisation. This house or nations as they are called take care of most of the night life and activities. The only thing I have done besides the organised activities is travelling to east Europe and in Sweden. Travelling could be done at really low cost so recommend doing so.
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Kimberly F
University of Oregon, Eugene, United States
Political Science, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Academic
Course recommendations
I was lucky enough to be able to enroll in a class for Swedish students, but the majority of exchange students can only take courses in English. I took one of these courses and it was also really good. We had a field trip to the parialment house in Stockholm. It was great fun!
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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
No improvements, but you must be a person that takes initiative and wants to learn. You need to keep up on the suggested readings in order to pass your exams. I have never studied as much as I did in Sweden, but I learned a ton!!!
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