Reviews of Kuopion Yliopisto | Finland

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Abigail B

Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Travel, Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

I would stringly recommend to attend to all the KISA trips orginized by the university as well some especial presentations of different nations in the city

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Abigail B

Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Housing

Type of housing: A room exchange

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

I would like to have my own independence nevertheless I'm willing to share a flat. I'm very flexible

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

the housing on my host university was quite good. I wasn't expecting such good services offered by them.

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Abigail B

Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

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

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I did get along with the language. I really improved my english skills because out host country was not an english native spoken country however people spoke perfectly the language and I didn't have any problem. all the University staff was perfectly skilled in english.

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Abigail B

Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Academic

Course recommendations

the courses fulfill the aim or purpose of the subject. It was a different system I was used to but I learned of it.

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

I would suggest more classes for every course.

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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Abigail B

Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Personal savings

Other sources of funding:

Family<br> Personal savings<br> Government assistance

Work opportunities:

It was not legal for me to work

Personal spending habits

I spent much more on food. I came from a very cheap country and we have such good climate conditions to have a diversity on food. In Finland all food was more expensive than at home however I could manage.

Nightlife, Overall, Travel, Food:

was more expensive than at home.

Telephone:

was the same price as at home.

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. It was quite normal for being abroad.

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Abigail B

Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Overall

I wish I had known...

the basic of Finnish language. maybe for reading signals

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

3

Costs

3

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

3

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

Choose before hand all the english courses so they can open a class in english.

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

3

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

Saves as much as you can so you can travel around the scandinevian area

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