Reviews of Växjö Universitet | Sweden

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Sylvia S

Fundación Universitaria San Pablo CEU, Madrid, Spain
Business 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

Sweden has a higher cost of living in everything than in Spain

Food, Overall, Travel, Nightlife, Telephone:

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

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

If you are under 26 years old, it is pretty cheap to travel by plane inside Sweden. And you save money too living in corridors better than in apartments In general everything is more expensive but after a while you figure out where to buy everything at the cheapest price

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Sylvia S

Fundación Universitaria San Pablo CEU, Madrid, Spain
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

I am not acquainted with all the courses that are given at Växjö University but that University is pretty known all over Sweden and abroad for the business and economic studies. Almost everything if not everything can be studied there with good reputation

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

we, southen european students, dont have the habit to attend few hours of lessons and then study the rest on our own. In Scandinavia, it works just in the opposite way. In one side, that makes the students work harder themselves, but in another side,if the teacher explained a little bit more, students would increase their knowledge in less time

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

Useful | 3

Sylvia S

Fundación Universitaria San Pablo CEU, Madrid, Spain
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

At least few swedish knowledge

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

3

Culture

3

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

2

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

As an institution it is perfect. Maybe extend some more swedish courses not just for beginners but for people with average level. But that is from my personal experience

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

It doesn't matter Växjö, Malmö (where I have lived too), Stockholm...But Sweden is a country that deserves to be visited. It might not be attractive for its hard cold winters but the rest increases the value of the country

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Sylvia S

Fundación Universitaria San Pablo CEU, Madrid, Spain
Business Studies, 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: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Something that has always impressed me since from Sweden is the high level of english that every single person have there. It didn't matter if they were a proffesor, a taxi driver, a waiter... Having the TV programms in English with swedish subtitles help a lot.

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Sylvia S

Fundación Universitaria San Pablo CEU, Madrid, Spain
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

I would say, that distance to school and environment with both exchange and swedish students make Campus as my first option to live on

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

I would just recommend everyone to choose Sweden for the Erasmus Programme. I don't know for sure about other cities, but Växjö and its University makes everything so easy and awesome that everyone feels like being home

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Sylvia S

Fundación Universitaria San Pablo CEU, Madrid, Spain
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Student life dominates the city

Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Activities, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Växjö is not a big city at all, but it has beautiful places to visit like the Swedish Glass Museum which represent the tradition of glass blowing and development, kronobergs ruins, the castle close to the university, g the lakes around the university...Besides Växjö city and Småland area, Sweden has a lot to offer. The main cities like Malmö (with the Oresund bridge which joins both countries, Denmark and Sweden), Gothenborg and Stockholm show the different landscapes that we can find in Sweden according to the different seasons. In general, there is nothing to miss in this country, try the food, the so common "Saunas", all the cultures that are mixed....The night life much different from south Europe. A new experience

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