Reviews of Karlstads Universitet (KAU) | Sweden

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morgan s

IFI Rouen, Rouen, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

I have spent more especially in travel as I wanted to discover many aspects of sweden and the others Scandinavian countries.

Overall, Nightlife, Travel:

was more expensive than at home.

Food:

was the same price as at home.

Telephone, Housing:

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

Travel costs within the Scandinavian countries is quite low, especially when you travel with boat companies.

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morgan s

IFI Rouen, Rouen, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

Business courses, especially the one called project management, is really interesting as the teachers.

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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morgan s

IFI Rouen, Rouen, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

A more detailed explanation of the Swedish type of personality.

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

2

Activities

4

Campus life

3

Party / people

4

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

To go there for the location of the city which facilitate travels.

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

This year has been for me really interesting and helpful for the understanding of international business life. The mix of culture is wonderful and improve your general knowledge. Sweden is a country where it is not too expensive to travel which is a great opportunity to discover many countries like Finland, Norway, Estonia... Students has access to many discounts(food,travel,library...)

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morgan s

IFI Rouen, Rouen, France
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: 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

Communication has been easy as the people were in general willing to communicate. So I had the possibility to improve my communication skills,especially in English.

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morgan s

IFI Rouen, Rouen, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: student accommodation

Arranged by: Home university

If returning, I would choose: student accommodation

Why?

Because of the culural multiplicity there is in that kind of accommodation

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

It has been really interesting, my adaptation has been very easy and quick. The multicultural environment aspects have been a wonderful experience for me and I have learned a lot because of it.

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morgan s

IFI Rouen, Rouen, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

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

The best cafe to go is called "coozy" without any doubt. The capital 'stockholm' is the city you do not have to miss in sweden. The north of sweden and the fjords are also wonderful. The two nights clubs in Karlstad are also pretty good. In summer a national celebration called 'mid-sommar' must be also lived.

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