Reviews of Mercuria Business School | Finland

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aizi

Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Dresden (FH), Dresden, Germany
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

Age limitations in bars etc. Academic issues such as teaching habits.

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

2

Costs

2

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

2

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

Courses should be of higher academic quality.

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

2

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

Don't just stay in Helsinki/Vantaa but travel around Finland and also to Estonia and Sweden. It's worth it.

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Ilse B

Hogeschool Holland, Diemen, Netherlands
European 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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

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

In Finland, most people speak English well, so where ever you go, you can always speak English. On one side this is very positive, but it makes it very difficult when you want to learn Finnish. People are always very polite and will start talking in the language you know best.

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François B

Université Catholique de Lyon, Lyon, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

Independance, easier to be part of the country life

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

Housing was perfect, just situated between Helsinki city center and school. It was really cheap for that quality and everything needed was less than 10 mn walking (supermarkets, post office...)

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Sergio D

Università Degli Studi Di Roma - Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Marketing and Sales Management, 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: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

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

The language spoken is mainly english...it's essential to survive if You don't know finnish language, because it's so,so difficult language to learn!thanks to my fluent level of english, I did not have any kind of problem to comunicate

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Roxy S

Hogeschool Holland, Diemen, Netherlands
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Overall

I wish I had known...

expenses of living

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

4

Costs

3

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

3

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

has great acadamic environment

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

2

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

2

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

travel tips

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François B

Université Catholique de Lyon, Lyon, 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, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Bar fly, tiikeri are great places by night. Donn t miss Kaivo Puisto,, Helsinki park, Ice hockey games, and of course there are lots of museums, concert halls. The opera offers good prices for students and is really nice.

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