Reviews of Vaasan Yliopisto | Finland

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Yanshuang L

Guangdong University of Business Studies, Guangzhou, China
Financial Management, Graduate, Independent

Overall

I wish I had known...

difficulty in finding a job

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

4

Culture

3

Costs

3

Activities

1

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

Nice and internatinal atmoshere

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

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

Come here if you enjoy peaceful and snow

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Omer S

University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
Business Studies, Graduate, Independent

Overall

I wish I had known...

weather, culture, city, jobs, future prospects, internships, expenses etc.

In my opinion:

Stay home.

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

2

Costs

3

Activities

2

Campus life

4

Party / people

3

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

provide internships, help in job placements, improve ranking in the world, improve interaction with local students.

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

1

Improved language skills

2

Met people from other countries

2

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

2

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

2

Final comments

NA

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“Review of University of Vaasa”

Olli P

Spain,
Business Studies, 2022

Overall

It is a good university with high technology, but some teachers are not the best ones.

Pros

Technology, Campus

Cons

Teachers

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Leszek K

Uniwersytet Warszawski, Warsaw, Poland
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

work opportunities, high prices of alcohol...

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

3

Costs

3

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

wonderfull nature environmant, dreamlik vievs

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

3

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

take warm clothes

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Silvia D

Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, 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 the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Finnish people are native like english speaker, all the courses at the university are held in english, since it is considered as the official business language.

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anonymous

Université de Rennes I, Rennes, France
Marketing and Sales Management, 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

level of life is higher in finland than in france. i also spent much more on travelling, but that was also one of the main reason why i was there: travelling around scandinavia/russia

Travel, Overall, Telephone, Nightlife, Food:

was more expensive than at home.

Housing:

was the same price as at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books