Reviews of Jönköping University | Sweden

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is03bera

Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Was learning English a key decision factor?

No, it wasn't.

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Learning Basic swedish is compulsary but the language at this university in English. Everyone in Jonkoping can speak english.

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Tatu L

University of Jyvàskylà, Jyvàskylà, Sweden
Language, Undergraduate, Independent

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

All other students lives there.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

It was really good exept location from city center and all other facilities was quite far away.

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moulin

Ichthus Hogeschool, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Communication and Information Sciences, 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

The courses are in English. Sometimes the teachers make it a little bit easier for people that are not very good in English.

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Andrew B

Unitec Institute of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Student life

Describe host city:

Student life dominates the city

Activities, Travel: Takes place mostly within 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

Weednesday is student night at Karan. Awesome place to practise the Swedish pick up lines! Huset was pretty good, got to see Anne Lee perform there. Twin Cities a place to relax on a Monday night. Bummer about the movies though! They close really early as do the pubs.

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is02whmi

University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Government assistance

Other sources of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

It was not legal for me to work

Personal spending habits

Food:

was more expensive than at home.

Overall, Nightlife, Travel:

was the same price as at home.

Housing, Telephone:

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

TAke out alot of money from the machines as so not to incur charges for small amounts of cash each time you withdraw money.

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“Cannot recommend it for academic reasons”

J

Germany, Graduate
, 2020

Overall

The university is a good choice for a semester abroad or for those that value the non-academic activities at universities. For those who choose full-time studies and expect high-quality education, I can only recommend to decide for a different place. The content of the courses I had was very questionable and the methods of teaching seemed unorganized and inefficient. In addition the main focus of the university seems to be to produce time-limited individual and team assignments that lack quality.

Pros

Tuition-free for EU students, transparent grading

Cons

Quality of education, deadlines > quality, unorganized, fixed schedules (no choices)