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Patrick M
St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Canada
Gestion d'entreprise, Licence, Accord universitaire
Langues étrangères
Langue d'enseignement: Anglais
La langue locale fut: Different than language of instruction
Apprendre le Anglais fut un élément important de la décision?
Non, pas vraiment.
Apprendre le la langue locale fut un élément important de la décision?
Oui, je souhaitais améliorer mon la langue locale
Quels progrès en la langue locale?
Mon niveau d'avant: Ne parlais pas
Mon niveau après: Phrases de base
Difficultés linguistiques
Commentaire personnel
Finnish is a very difficult language! I was disappointed that the school did not require we study finnish in the school. I would have liked to learn the basics. However, it was not neccesary as most people in Finland speak English, and one could get by quite easily without speaking any Finnish.
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Patrick M
St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Canada
Gestion d'entreprise, Licence, Accord universitaire
Frais
Principale source de financement:
Mes propres économies
Autres sources de financement:
Bourse ERASMUS
Opportunités d'emploi:
Je n'ai pas cherché à travailler
Dépenses habituelles
Food is much more expensive than in Canada. Pretty much everything was more expensive, plus the exchange rate. This was the biggest difference. Nightlife is more expensive, a beer at a club cost 4-5 euros, entrace anywhere from 3-10 euros, and a mixed drink anywhere from 4-8 euros. In a store, a beer costs one euro, bottle of vodka around 10-20 euros (700 mL). I also travelled quite alot, which is why i spent so much more money.
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Voyager, Alimentation, Vie nocturne, Général:
Plus cher que chez moi
Téléphone, Logement:
Aussi cher que chez moi
Accés au matériel scolaire
Démarches administratives
Commentaire personnel
Expect to pay alot for just about everything here. Taxes are high on all items, and the exchange rate makes it even more expensive. To save money try to shop for groceries outside the city center, it will be difficult to transport without a car, but if you have access to one take advantage of the opportunity
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Patrick M
St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Canada
Gestion d'entreprise, Licence, Accord universitaire
Évaluation globale
Si j'avais su
Not really.
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A mon avis:
La plupart ont aimé
Critères importants pour mon choix
(1) Aucune importance – (4) Très important
Recommandation personnelle
This is really a great place if you are a social person. The other exchange students were like family here, you really depend on each other. It is a very small city, and a small school, so you will be seeing the same people every day! I enjoyed this aspect, as I developed very good friendships with a number of people, where in a larger school i might meet more people but not know these people as well.
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Pendant mon expérience à l'étranger j'ai...
(1) Jaimais – (4) Très souvent
Appréhendé une autre culture
Accru mes compétences linguistiques
Rencontré des gens d'autres pays
Amélioré mes possibilités de carrière
Derniers commentaires
Travelling from Finland is not so convenient. There are not so many low cost airlines. However there are interesting places which the average tourist would not see such as Russia, Estonia, Latvia, and Lapaland.
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Patrick M
St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Canada
Gestion d'entreprise, Licence, Accord universitaire
Études
Recommandations de cours
Courses here run in three week modules, so you only take one course at a time. This means they move fast, however you will find that most professors will end up cutting down the amount of work because it is impossible to accomplish a full course in three weeks. Each course really depends on the professor, all professors are visiting from around the world. This can be very rewarding or very fustrating. Grading is typically much easier than in Canada, however it will again depend on the professor.
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Mon exprérience académique
Accès à différentes ressources
Intéraction avec les professeurs
Intéraction avec les étudiants étrangers
Intéraction avec les étudiants locaux
Commentaire personnel
I really enjoyed the team atmosphere of the school. Most grading is comprised of projects, papers, and presentations which are mostly done in groups. My presentation skills have developed alot, and also I have benefitted from the different backgrounds of group members. So I would suggest they continue what they are doing!
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Mon avis sur l'évaluation
Examens au cours du trimestre
Travaux et projets finaux
Travaux et projets pendant le cours
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Patrick M
St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Canada
Gestion d'entreprise, Licence, Accord universitaire
Logement
Type de logement: Appartement/maison
Organisé par: Université d'accueil
Si j'y retournais je choisirais: Appartement/maison
Pourquoi?
The student housing association provided very large, clean, well equipped apartments for reasonable prices. Also they were very flexible on arrival/departure times so if you had to stay longer or leave early it was possible to cancel your contract without penalty
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Commentaire personnel
Housing is not provided by the university but rather my the student housing organization. In Mikkeli where i studied, this was provided by MOAS (http://www.moas.fi)
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Patrick M
St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Canada
Gestion d'entreprise, Licence, Accord universitaire
Vie étudiante
Description de la ville:
La vie étudiante domine la ville
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Activités, Voyager: A lieu principalement à la fac et/ou entre les étudiants
Vie nocturne: A lieu autant sur le campus et en dehors
Expérience personnelle de vie sociale
Commentaire personnel
Nightlife in Mikkeli is fairly entertaining despite the small size of the city. There is not many clubs in the city, however it is nice because there are rarely any lineups. The small size of the city means you need only to take a taxi when it is very cold, otherwise it is only a fifteen minute walk to any of the clubs. There are some events which you must do while studying here. First of all is the cruise to Stockholm. It is very cheap, there is cheap beer in the tax free shop, and Stockholm is a beautiful city to visit. Other places of interest are Tallinn, St. Petersburg, and Lapaland.
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