Reviews of University of Tampere (UTA) | Finland

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Damiano F

Universita degli Studi di Verona, Verona, Italy
Management Science, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Student life dominates the city

Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Best disco was night train, but I prefer the Students party. My favorite Pub was O'Connel and Cafè europa and a jazz Bar in front of the main bridge. The best place to eat if at the canteen makes Italian food, ESSBURGER, in front of the University main building

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finczyk

Uniwersytet Lódzki, Lodz, Poland
Journalism, Graduate, 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 is a very different language, pretty hard to learn. But even if you don't speak it, it won't be a big problem to live Finland (the knowledge of English there is pretty good)

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DAWOON H

Sookmyung University, Seoul, Korea, South
Informatics, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

It's always up to what kind of company you have around. Even though I am in really cool place, if friends who hang around with me are not good, it's not special at all. In Tampere, I prefer to have a picnic with friends next to lakes and cycle through forest.

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aimarah y

Groupe ESC Troyes, Troyes, France
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Home university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

The housing in Tampere is done by Toas, it's an student appartment with individuals rooms but shared kitchens and WC. But it's clean (not a lot after parties...), there is gym, common room and good ambiance... i can't demand more! and there is only students!

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klaba

Ekonomická Univerzita V Bratislave, Bratislava, Slovakia
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

Try to find out in advance from older students what a course is about because many of them have overlapping schedules and you don't want to miss the most suitable one, do you? :-)

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

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Carmelo P

Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
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

The University of Tampere offers a wide range of possibility to learn foreign languages...english but not just it...russian, swedish, norwegian, spanish...so...just make a choice!

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