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4.16 / 5 based on 574 reviews
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frederic1978
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Room at a student housing
Why?
Contact to Swedish students
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Personal comments
Pretty good, rather cheap
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Irune Y
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Sweden is much more expensive than Spain in general.
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Michele K
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Swedish lifestyle is more expensive than in Portugal
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Food, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Petri
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Student unions in Uppsala are very active and that's why Uppsala is very unique place to study.
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schouten_joost
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
Government assistance
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Sweden is more expensive than Holland, furthermore, you will need to buy basic equipments that you already have at home, finally it is natural to travel more when you are abroad
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Michele K
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
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)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Everyone in Sweden speaks English, so communication if you don't speak swedish should be easy!
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