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fraserm
Overall
I wish I had known...
Dont expect the locals to smile unless they are drunk !
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
It is a good university but if you want any problems (e.g with your timetable) sorted you really need to do it yourself !
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
When coming to Finland use Finnair to get a standby ticket to fly from Helsinki to Oulu. You need to be under 25 though.
Put money aside to travel to Russia and Estonia.
Dont worry about the weather. It does get to -30 at times but its not usually too bad ! Also, it really isnt dark all the time here in the winter, if you are from a northern European country it isnt too different.
The sausages here are awful. Really awful.
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shaban
Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
First thing to do is to buy a bike. it's very helpful since the public transportation is very expensive. they have here in Oulu great bike tracks and you will enjoy your rides.
If you come here you must go to North Cape in Norway. It's amazing...
Also don't forget to get in touch with the local International Club for students. They have a lot of programs and activities (partys).
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“Review of Oulu University of Applied Sciences”
Iida Y
Finland, Graduate
Business Studies, 2018
Overall
I started there in 2015, and I am nearly finished with my degree. The school has very professional staff and the courses are designed to give students the required knowledge basis for today's growing international field.
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Pros
Fairly small university, Teacher student relationships
Cons
Some courses are too demanding and sometimes the workloads gets too heavy
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“Good university with practical approach to study”
Dair B
Finland, Undergraduate
Computer Science / IT, 2020
Overall
I like my time in University of Applied sciences, learned a lot, broad but interesting courses, hand on approach, a lot of team work. I feel like I am ahead of many students of my age studying same major at other universities
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Pros
Practical approach, projects, good courses
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Samantha B
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Some things, particularly food (at least food that I like) and alcohol are more expensive here than in the UK. The housing, however, was far cheaper... probably half of what I was paying at home, so it evened out.
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Travel, Nightlife, Overall, 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 household items
Personal comments
My computer broke 3 days after arriving and I had to buy a new one. I would advise others to insure their goods as well as themselves - it could have saved me hundreds of pounds/euros!
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klute_
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
Meeting a lot fo international students is far more interesting than living alone in a flat.
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Personal comments
There are pretty strict rules concerning accomodation on the campus. Basically it's not allowed to do anything what makes noise. Otherwise police is called. There were no facilities for entartainment. So, for example when somobody wants to meet with a lot of people, only choice was to go to city centre.
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