Reviews of Turun Yliopisto (UTU) | Finland

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Jozef B

Univerzita Komenskeho V Bratislave, Bratislava, Slovakia
Medicine, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

Finnish language...

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

1

Culture

3

Costs

4

Activities

4

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

There is a lot of research being done in almost every area, and on very high level - look for it if you want to do something for your career.

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

2

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

4

Final comments

Come and find your own Finnish experience!

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Lenka V

Univerzita Karlova, Prague, Czech Republic
Law, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

most favourit are so called kitchen meetings (getting together in the common kitchen) or meeting friends at their places

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eli i

University of National and World Economy, Sofia, Bulgaria
European Studies, Graduate, Independent

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Personal savings

Other sources of funding:

Family

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

The prices in Finland are higher than in my home country. My home university is located in the city I live in.

Nightlife, Travel, Food, Housing, Telephone, Overall:

was more expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

No.

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jorge n

Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
Language, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Student life dominates the city

Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Nightlife, Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Puuteri is one of the best places in town to hang out on saturday night. It is a classy place. You also have Dynamo which is more alternative and you can find all kinds of people. another popular place is 57. It is always crowded and they have a famous Happy Hour everyday from 9 to 11. Lots of parties on wednesday at the faculty, especially at Turun Kauppakorkeakoulu.

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Marco F

Università di Catania, Catania, Italy
Computer Science / IT, 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: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

finnish was too hard, but since they also have a swedish speaking minority, i was able to learn some swedish

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Roberta C

Università Degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
Philology, 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

The language of instruction in Finland was English. I have always been able to speak English quite well so never had problems with it. However, in Turku there are two dominant spoken languages: Finnish and Swedish. I loved Finnish but did not have many opportunities to learn it properly although I could manage with the daily situations/experience.

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