Reviews of Lahden Ammattikorkeakoulu | Finland

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fcoiz

Università Degli Studi di Udine, Udine, Italy
Nursing, Midwifery, Physiotherapy, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

Sometimes it´s difficult to have a stable relationship with people living here.

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

3

Costs

3

Activities

3

Campus life

2

Party / people

2

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

Anyone

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

3

Final comments

Anyone

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olawrona

Akademia Sztuk Piêknych, Warszawa, Poland
Fine Art (Painting, Sculpture, Printmaking), 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 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: At ease in most situations

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Finns speak English, almost everybody, and its really great, really convenient. Offcourse IF they speak at all, and its quite rare.

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fcoiz

Università Degli Studi di Udine, Udine, Italy
Nursing, Midwifery, Physiotherapy, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings<br> An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Because of the high prices to phone in my own country.

Food, Telephone, Overall:

was more expensive than at home.

Travel, Nightlife, Housing:

was the same price as at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

Prices of some operation in bank are quite high, so like the phone tariffs.

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olawrona

Akademia Sztuk Piêknych, Warszawa, Poland
Fine Art (Painting, Sculpture, Printmaking), Undergraduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

Activities: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Torvi! offcourse, if u like to rock& roll! But offcourse the best gigs are in Helsinki(Tavastia)and its not so far from Lahti.

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hela

Facultad de Bellas Artes-UPV-EHU, Bilbao, Spain
Art, 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 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: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

How much did you improve your the local language?

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

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I would like to keep on learning the language...'cause the survival course is not that much,anyway it's quite interesting

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hela

Facultad de Bellas Artes-UPV-EHU, Bilbao, Spain
Art, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Student flats

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

So that the living doesn't happen to be that "cold".

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

Could have been cheaper but I have nothing to complain about.

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