Reviews of Högskolan i Kalmar | Sweden

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“Linnaues University”

Jan S

Sweden,
Tourism, 2024

Overall

The campus is beautifully located at the harbour and offers great opportunities to spend time during classes. The programs courses are happening one at a time, enabling the students to fully focus on the required topic. The amount of lectures gives the students is adequately scheduled, so that the students have a good balance of free time apart from studying. This additionally gives students the possibility to study by themselves or with partners in order to have a sustainable learning outcome, rather than an overwhelming amount of information conducted through lectures.
Generally, it can be said that both the structure of the university but also of the overall courses is targeted towards a sustainable learning that is supposed to lead to a positive long-term outcome for the students. Great focus is put on a good "work-life-balance" so that studying is not associated with negative attributes like stress, but rather as a fun way to educate yourself and broaden your horizon.

Careers

The integration of internship depends on your course, but international/English course often have the opportunity of internships or studies abroad. As a voluntary offer, students can find an internship that suits their classes and is therefore permitted by the university. The university by itself neither offers own internships nor provides a lot of guidance for finding internships, so that it in the students own responsibility to find a fitting placement.

Pros

A lot of partner/group work and a focus on providing information in clear and interesting ways.

Cons

Guidance and communications between students and teachers/principals.

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Masud P

Högskolan i Kalmar, Kalmar, Sweden
Engineering, Electronic, Graduate, Independent

Overall

I wish I had known...

I need a good job therefore i can extend my knowledge which will be the right key for my future life

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

4

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

Kalmar is quite new university .Its envirionment and study system are very good

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

3

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

Travelling is the most important part of our life. Its totaly refresh a man.Everybody should go to travel at least onece in a year.

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Julia S

Internationales Management Center Krems GMBH, Krems, Austria
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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

As the language of instructions was English and also the courses I chose were held in English it wasn't a problem. Almost all Swedish people know English very well, and as I also participated in a Swedish course, I started to expand my knowledge also in daily communication e.g. try to order in Swedish, easy conversation with Swedish students etc….

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Sergej A

Universitetas Vilniaus, Vilnius, Lithuania
Management Science, Graduate, Independent

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

It is a very nice place, but do not miss the trip to Öland. Palace and Ernesto are the most favourites in this town, although students' disco is also quite popular. This town is very well situated and you can go to Malmö, Kopenhagen, and Gdansk easily without big costs

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Sergej A

Universitetas Vilniaus, Vilnius, Lithuania
Management Science, Graduate, Independent

Overall

I wish I had known...

About the cultural shock when staying abroad for a longer time.

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

3

Costs

3

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

4

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

Take care of your students and organise more social activities, including swedes!

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

Read the handbook on Sweden. Check the web for trains: www.sj.se and for busses: www.swebuss.se Make sure you are attend all the introductory lessons and get all the cards and other access passwords.

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