Reviews of Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration, Helsinki (SHH) | Finland

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Edith S

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, 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: At ease in most situations
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: Did not speak it

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

As go can´t get around of speaking English, you of course improve it, but I fear you also pick up many mistakes from other exchange students.

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Katja B

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Financial Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

No

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

3

Costs

1

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

Do not cheat!!!! Some exchange students had severe problems with Finnish students and their home universities because of that.

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

Finns seem to be rather quiet and shy. If you talk to them you will see that they are not (at least in most cases). You should go to Lapland, Stockholm and Russia.

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Johannes K

Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Münster, Germany
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: A room exchange

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: A room exchange

Why?

Great chance to meet different cultures

Personal assessment

Cost

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Cleanliness

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Personal comments

Organized in the a maner that I would never experience ate my home university. Big congratulations

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cristina c

ICADE, Madrid, Spain
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

No, it wasn't.

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

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

MY UNIVERSITY WAS SWEDISH, WHICH IS A MINORITY IN THE COUNTRY. I REGRET NOT HAVING TAKEN SWEDISH COURSES NOW. FINNISH IS TOO DIFFICULT!

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mhadys

Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Poland
Management Information Systems, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

Unnecessarily my attitude to Finland and Finnish people was ambivalent. Tkis is really a nice country to study and live.

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

2

Culture

1

Costs

4

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

2

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

Very positive. This school is not big, but very nice. Students, whoa are Swedish speaking Finns are slightly different than their peers - they are more outgoing, opened for others. Level of instrucions was really very good.

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

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

It is possible to travel by hitch-hiking! I conducted a journey from Helsinki to Lappland (Levi) in 2 days.

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Oana V

Academia de Studii Economice din Bucuresti, Bucharest, Romania
Accountancy, Graduate, Independent

Overall

I wish I had known...

No, nothing comes into my mind:)

In my opinion:

I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.

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

1

Personal recommendation

I consider HANKEN to be an university with a highly intensive academic life.

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

2

Improved language skills

2

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

If you live for a while in Finland, then you should definitely go to Lapland.

Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration, Helsinki (SHH)

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