Reviews of Umeå Universitet (UMU) | Sweden

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“Beautiful practicum, excellent learning methods and good envirment”

Michael M

Sweden, Graduate
Public Health, 2021

Overall

The couse is so dynamic and good.

the mode of teaching is excellent, and the lecturers are quite articulate with their job

I recommend Umea univerisity for a quality and international experience

Pros

good practicum and quality learning enviroment

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bombosch

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Geography, Undergraduate, Independent

Languages

Language of instruction: Swedish

Was learning Swedish a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Swedish

How much did you improve your Swedish?

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Personal comments

A lot of the academic literature was in English, so be prepared to learn academic Swedish only by hearing and speaking.

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Rémi L

ICN Business School, Nancy, France
Management Science, Graduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

The courses at USBE was were interesting but teachers just explain a book, very theorical.

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Personal comments

more practice should be good.

My opinion of the university assessment

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Alexander G

ESTE - Deusto, San Sebastian, Spain
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings<br> Government assistance<br> An ERASMUS grant<br> A private grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Sweden is quite expensive, but students always have tricks to make life easier. Drink at home before going to bars...

Food, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:

was more expensive than at home.

Housing, Telephone:

was the same price as at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

none

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Tom S

Hogeschool-Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
Management Science, Graduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

A lot of seminars, discussions and presentations. Good for your self-confidence!!

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Personal comments

Too many papers to write sometimes.

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b_ribaille

ESIDEC, METZ, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

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 Swedish a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Swedish

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

How much did you improve your Swedish?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

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Personal comments

it is hard to learn swedish because everybody speak english so easily that it is not so usefull to know swedish!

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