Reviews of Chalmers University of Technology | Sweden

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Tommasomaria P

Università degli Studi di Trento, Trento, Italy
Materials Science, Graduate, Independent

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

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

you can speak English almost always

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romel

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Telecommunications, Graduate, Independent

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

In this year lots of Erasmus Student have come and so the university has been suffering from accomodation problem. But they declared that they would fix it up very soon.

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Isabel S

Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
Engineering, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

Because it's an excellent opportunity to meet international students.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

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Personal comments

Housing at this university was an excellent choice.

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biddut

B.U.E.T., Dhaka, Bangladesh
Telecommunications, Graduate, Inernational M.S. Programme

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Family

Work opportunities:

It was not legal for me to work

Personal spending habits

Living cost in Sweden is quite expensive and there is no way to escape it.

Housing, Food, Overall, Nightlife, Travel, Telephone:

was more expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

I didn't experienced any financial surprise for which I am still awaiting. I found out some cost-saving tips myself like purchasing second-hand goods, purchasing foods from the countryside markets and quitting smoking

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