Reviews of Tallinna Pedagoogika Ülikool (TPU) | Estonia

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Jurjen B

Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

nothing

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

2

Culture

4

Costs

4

Activities

4

Campus life

2

Party / people

3

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

It´s a good place to get information about the baltic states my study program was not very academic (some courses excluded) but very interesting

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

2

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

Come to Tallinn. It´s beautifull, good nightlife and living is cheap so you have enough money for travelling (eg St. Petersburg)

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Jurjen B

Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

The dormitories provided by TPU are only on a two students on one room bases

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

The accomodation provided by the university (as i have seen it) is reasonable (clean and enough faculities )but most of the tume you´ve to share....it´s very cheap!!

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“good and innovative”

Ere K

Finland, Graduate
Industrial Relations and Personnel Management, 2015

Overall

Tallinn University (this is new name) is good quality school. Lot of great teachers and some not so good. Interesting new programmes.

Pros

innovation in programmes

Cons

some teachers

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Jurjen B

Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural 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: 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Teachers in genral spoke reasonable english

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Jurjen B

Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Moskva, clyb Prive, Venus

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Jurjen B

Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

My academic experiences

Quality of courses

Variety of courses

Access to resources

Interaction with teachers

Interaction with international students

Interaction with local students

Personal comments

none

My opinion of the university assessment

Exams at end of course

Exams throughout the course

Essays and/or projects at the end of course

Essays and/or projects throughout the course

Overall

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