Reviews of Kennaraháskóli Íslands (KHI) | Iceland

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Youssef B

Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
Medicine, Undergraduate, IFMSA

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: With a family

Why?

to feel the family...

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

Wonderfull and very very nice

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Youssef B

Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
Medicine, Undergraduate, IFMSA

Student life

Describe host city:

Student life dominates the city

Activities, Travel, Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

the Church and its people

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Youssef B

Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
Medicine, Undergraduate, IFMSA

Overall

I wish I had known...

Costs

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

3

Costs

3

Activities

3

Campus life

2

Party / people

2

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

RELAX

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

3

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

Take enough money and clothes.. and language..

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Youssef B

Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
Medicine, Undergraduate, IFMSA

Academic

Course recommendations

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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Youssef B

Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
Medicine, Undergraduate, IFMSA

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: At ease in most situations
My level after: Basic phrases

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Pretty good

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Youssef B

Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
Medicine, Undergraduate, IFMSA

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Family

Work opportunities:

It was not legal for me to work

Personal spending habits

Nightlife, Travel:

was more expensive than at home.

Overall, 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

none

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