Reviews of KTH Royal Institute of Technology | Sweden

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anonymous

Tallinna Tehnikaülikool, Tallinn, Estonia
Engineering, Chemical, Graduate, University Agreement

Academic

Course recommendations

I found to be interesting courses given to Ph.D. students at chemical engineering department: transport phenomena, sorption processes in Chemical and Environmental Engineering, and undergraduate courses Environmental Modelling, English Scientific Writting

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

none

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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Ángel G

Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU, Valencia, Spain
Architecture, 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: 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: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

At the beginning it is important to establish relationships with students from other nationalities, within the academic year you use it in order to give technical accurate explanation. Eventually English it was the main channel of communication.

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Alfredo C

Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico
Management Science, Graduate, Erasmus Mundus Program

Expenses

Main source of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings

Work opportunities:

I didn't want/need to work

Personal spending habits

Food, housing and nightlife are cheaper back home because of the currency exchange rate and the cost of living.

Housing, Food, Nightlife:

was more expensive than at home.

Overall:

was the same price as at home.

Travel, 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

Metro student 6 months pass, is the cheapest way to get metro for 6 months, you need your student card provide at the student guild.

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Alazar E

Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Financial Management, Graduate, Independent

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: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

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

Usually you don't find english translations for the services you get in town or around. This includes the basic ones like bank, postal, health related services. I belive this makes your 'culture shock' experience as a new comer worse.

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Flavia L

Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
Engineering, 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
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: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

My overall language experience was really good. It was a useful experience which helped me to improve my language, both the technical language at university and the spoken language, in everyday life, that is now more fluent.

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