Reviews of Växjö Universitet | Sweden

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flavia f

Universita degli Studi Roma Tre, Rome, Italy
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, 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 Swedish a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Swedish

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 Swedish?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

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Personal comments

swedish is very difficult, and most of the people speak english, and that makes life much easier. I didnt have any problems in english, but i had problems in learning swedish.

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Sven v

Inholland University Alkmaar, Alkmaar, Netherlands
International Relations, 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 Swedish a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Swedish

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 Swedish?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

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Educational

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Personal comments

The language of introduction is English. Since I have successfully finished a placement in the UK, I did not have any difficulty with that. There is a course Swedish for Beginners, which I followed. That is a very nice way of mastering the basic knowledge of the Swedish language.

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anonymous

Hogeschool Holland, Diemen, Netherlands
Communication and Information Sciences, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Government assistance

Other sources of funding:

Family<br> Personal savings<br> An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I worked during my study abroad experience

Personal spending habits

Sweden is simply a very expensive country. the food is very expensive and so is the alcohol. Actually nothing is cheaper. Your social life is far more busy as weel then at home so you spent more. You also travel more to see something of the country, in Holland travelling with public transport is free if you study.

Housing, Food, Overall, Travel, Nightlife:

was more expensive than at home.

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

Bring alcohol from home! If you have the possibility do your shopping together with someone and plan for a week in advance. This will definately save you money. Because you will be more efficient. Also write down what you spend! Keep up your finances!

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sc7jk

University of Hull, Hull, United Kingdom
Translation/Interpretation, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

If you arrive already with a knowledge of Swedish, then forget the international programmes and try: Nordiska Spraak, History or even another language as I did like German.

My academic experiences

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Personal comments

No

My opinion of the university assessment

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Rodrigo D

Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Estado de Mexico, Mexico
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

Academic

Course recommendations

There are not many english courses to choose from because it is not the country´s native language, but the ones existing are pretty good.

My academic experiences

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Access to resources

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Interaction with local students

Personal comments

More in-site classes would be better, a bit too much self-study. A higher ratio of Swedish students to international students might be better.

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Glykeria T

Panepistimio Macedonias, Thessaloniki, Greece
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

The houses on campus are really nice. Also they are really close to the university.

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Personal comments

It was a really nice and beautiful appartment. It had all the necessary facilities and it was close to the university. moreover, a lot of exchange students were leaving at teh same building.

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