Reviews of Høgskolen i Lillehammer | Norway

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Guntra K

Vidzeme University College, Valmiera, Latvia
Tourism, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Nightlife: Takes place mostly within 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

University has a gym (for free). Being active and doing sports seemed to be a big part of Norwegian life. As an Olympic town Lillehammer has also other sport facilities. Town is not too big but has many good places to visit at night. Mostly filled with students. Actually - anything you want to do - u can do it there.

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Guntra K

Vidzeme University College, Valmiera, Latvia
Tourism, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

Living on a campus is a part of a student life :) That's a good place to meet people and stay closer to friends.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

Norway is quite expensive so costs are high. But the housing was really good. Not too far from university. I had my own room and bathroom; shared kitchen (it was clean but all depends on people you live with on one floor)

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Guntra K

Vidzeme University College, Valmiera, Latvia
Tourism, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

no... everything was great the way it was.. Maybe if I knew how great it would be I would have applied for the whole year not only one semester.

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

4

Costs

3

Activities

4

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

:)

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

University arranges trips for international students but I travel also with friends. It's amazingly beautiful country. And planning trips in advance (booking train tickets etc.) can save you a lot of money.

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Guntra K

Vidzeme University College, Valmiera, Latvia
Tourism, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

Really not a big choice in courses for international students (in English). I took what they had. People speaking Norwegian will have much bigger choice.

My academic experiences

Quality of courses

Variety of courses

Access to resources

Interaction with teachers

Interaction with international students

Interaction with local students

Personal comments

Everything was quite easy. I could have done more. :)

My opinion of the university assessment

Exams at end of course

Exams throughout the course

Essays and/or projects at the end of course

Essays and/or projects throughout the course

Overall

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Guntra K

Vidzeme University College, Valmiera, Latvia
Tourism, 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 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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Norwegians speak English very well. Had no problems either in university nor anyplace else. But this fact sure did not help learning Norwegian since I always knew they would understand my English better. Became too lazy to try..... :D

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