Reviews of Högskolan Dalarna | Sweden

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malop

Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
Humanities, 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 Swedish a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Swedish

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: At ease in most situations
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

My experience is very good, because I am learning swedish and I am practise english

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Anna L

Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Student Building

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Student building

Why?

Because I had the opportunity to live with people from diferents cultures and improve my English skills.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

The facilities they give were easy, they give me first and apartment, but I asked them to change into the student building, and they did it, so they were very nice.

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nithin13

Osmania University, Hyderabad, India
Computer Science / IT, Graduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

There are many pubs in a place called centrum in Borlange where we hang aroound.

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Javier V

Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Linguistics, 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 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

Living in a different country forces you to communicate in other language and that is great to learn; also it is good to learn by using it day by day and seeing how you improve. Swedish language is difficult to get, but it is not impossible if you practise!

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angela a

Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies, Graduate, 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

Because at home I live with my family and in general life's cost is cheaper

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

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

none

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subzero

Friedrich Schiller Universitaet Jena, Jena, Germany
Sociology, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

bring a laptop with you!

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

2

Costs

1

Activities

4

Campus life

2

Party / people

4

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

at my masters course I had to study a lot, I think twice as much as in Germany

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

If you like Sweden and if you are interested to meet people from all around the world you will love it here.

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