Reviews of Växjö Universitet | Sweden

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Jesse P

University of Minnesota - Duluth, Duluth, MN, United States
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Personal savings

Other sources of funding:

Family<br> Other

Work opportunities:

It was not legal for me to work

Personal spending habits

Housing seemed relatively cheap to me with what you received compared to living costs at my home university. Of course, being abroad, in a different country, and on a different continent, the opportunity to travel took hold of me. The international atmosphere and opportunities to socialize with many diverse and interesting people also led to a lot of nightlife activities.

Telephone, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:

was more expensive than at home.

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

Sweden may have higher taxes than what you are used to so you learn the ropes with finding the cheap sources for what you need (e.g. buying alcohol on trips to Germany, finding the cheapest supermarkets in town, etc...)

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Joshua B

Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, United States
Sociology, Undergraduate, Study Abroad Program

Overall

I wish I had known...

NO! Vaxjo changed my life. I wish I still lived there with all my friends! Well...hold on, I lied. I wish people told me how hard it would be to leave all your friends!

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

2

Activities

4

Campus life

4

Party / people

4

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

Please, please, please consider it! I had the BEST time of my life there. Vaxjo University gave me so many of the skills and motivations that I needed to give me a great start in life.

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

4

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

I know that I've probably repeated this about a million times, but I have to say it again. Vaxjo University gave me a completely new outlook on life. I met some of the greatest friends, had a chance to travel extensively, learn another language and culture, and become an independent person. My greatest advice is to just go, and don't look back. Don't think about home. Think about where you are when you're there. The Swedes will take care of the rest. They'll show you a great time, teach you about their country, and be your friends for life.

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Mimer13

University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, Canada
International Relations, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Overall

I wish I had known...

I was lucky because I had friends from the Vaxjo U. who had come to my home U. the year before. So I was able to talk to them a lot about Sweden and therefor was prepared for it. I guess the main thing to know is that Swedes are a little hard to get to know at first but once you become friends they are the nicest, kindest, helpful friends to have. You just have to give it time.

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

3

Activities

4

Campus life

3

Party / people

4

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

Very well organised for international students. Very friendly staff at the International office, always there to help you out!

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

3

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

Travel travel travel!!! You are so close to so many countries - Denmark, Germany, Finnland, Russia - go and see it all!

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maresteban

CES Luis Vives CEU, Madrid, Sweden
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: A room exchange

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: A room exchange

Why?

Because I really enjoy my stay there. And I think is the best way because the contact you have with other students, not only with the international srudents but also with the students from the country (swedish in my case). Is with this close relationship that you get with the day a day contact when you can really see the differences between the cultures and the countries and that is really interesting.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

The accommodation where I was, was a room in a corridor with another 12 rooms, half of the students were swedish and the other half international. We share the kitchen and the living room. I like this system where you have contact with other students and I don´t care share the kitchen and the living, I like to live with othe people. On the other hand I found that the price was really expensive but this is due the fact that Sweden is a more expensive country than Spain.

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“My overall experience of studying in Linnaeus University”

Ahmad Z

Sweden,
International Relations, 2023

Overall

I would say that my academic journey at Linnaeus University was so interesting because I have continuously been learning and growing through my academic journey, which has further reinforced my desire to pursue jobs in the field of business intelligence and administrative tasks. In addition, my academic journey has exclusively mastered my knowledge in the research field. For instance, I have gained advanced knowledge and skills within the field of analysis and investigation, particularly in relation to business intelligence and policymaking. So, these skills made me appropriate for complex political and administrative tasks and research projects, both in the public and private sectors on a national and global scale.

Careers

The university did not offer internship programmes, though it was students' responsibility to find an internship for themselves.

Pros

I would say the smart teaching methodology and knowledgeable teachers have fascinated me.

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