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“Hanken School of Enconomics”
Anton V
Finland,
Business Studies, 2023
OverallGood school with an international approach. A bit outdated, not focusing too much on relevant subjects for the job market today.
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Pros
International atmosphere. Good courses
Cons
A bit too theoretical
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Birgit F
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings<br>
An ERASMUS grant<br>
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
The price level is significant higher in Finland compared to Austria (in most cases).
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Housing, Nightlife, Food, Overall, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
With your students card you are also a member of youth hostels. You get also a 50 % discount for railway trips, which were really cheap and comfortable in Finland.
One surprise: cellular phones are much more expansive in Finland (home of Nokia) than in Austria.
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Tie W
Northwest University of Politics and Law, Xi'an, China
Management Information Systems, Graduate, Master Degree Program
Academic
Course recommendations
As far as courses are concerned,I think more guest lectures concerning real world issues could make the overall things better.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Academic life is not easy if one wants to get some achievement.Efficient management of time between academic life and social life,in my opinion, can be regarded as a key factor towards a successful,and fruitful life.
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Birgit F
Overall
I wish I had known...
I had full information.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
I recommend for every studnets to go abroad, although some of my collegues were not fully satisfied - but they got great experiences!
Hanken is a very good choice! Very personal, very familar, very good courses.
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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
To travel within Finland: you can go by railway, long-distance busses or even by airplane (stand-by tickets for students under 25 years are very cheap!).
To travel to GUS: Take the chance and go to St. Peterburg and Moskow! If you go through an agency, they will organise the visa and everything for you. This is much easier.
To travel to the Baltic countries: It is quite cheap to rent a car there and go aroung all three countries. Wonderful trip!
To travel to Sweden: Just take the ferry boat - It's also called the "party boat" ;)
Finland was a great experience for me, I would not like to miss it!
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PETER E
UNIVERSITY OF BUEA , CAMEROON, BUEA , CAMEROON, Cameroon
Financial Management, Graduate, Independent
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
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
The language of instruction in the programme was English which is my native language.Since English is mostly spoken in the host country and the unversity (third language after Finnish and Swedish)communication wasnot a problem to me. Learning the nationallanguage was quite interesting to me.
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mhadys
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Because this way of living is the best combination between learning needs and partying.
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Personal comments
A lot of exchange students are situated very close together, that is why we spend time together. Although the place is not in the city center, there is very nice neighborhood of forest and beach.
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