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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Cafe VS is a place to go (great variety of food and drinks)
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
As I am an independent person and there was no campus I would stay again in an apartment
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Because Switzerland is one of the most expensive countries I have ever seen!!!
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Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Buy an ISIC-Card (Student Card). You will benefit from reductions.
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Academic
Course recommendations
As a former Eastern European country Estonia is still in a process of development. This process is omnipresent in every part of the every day life. It does not exlude the education. Be aware that the level of courses is not very demanding.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
The interaction between students and professors has to be improved. The quality of professors and their teaching methods have to be re-evaluated and improvements have to be done.
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Overall
I wish I had known...
No!! I always travell without knowing too much about the place I am heading to. It's always an experience to go somewhere without being biased.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Choose you courses according to the foreign professors, there study methods are much more advanced.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
Visit all the Baltics States, you will not regret it.
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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
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)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
The locals where mostly fluent in English, therefore it was not a problem to communicate in any terms
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