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frederic1978
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: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
As the courses as well as my interactions with other foreign students were mostly in English, my knowledge of this language improved. Obviously I also had a lot of opportunities to speak Swedish (which is a language I grew up with) and I got a lot of practice in speaking it.
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Jase
Languages
Language of instruction: Swedish
Was learning Swedish a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your Swedish?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
This was an excellent experience for me, but bear in mind that Swedish was one of my majors at my home University. I believe other Exchange Students might not have enjoyed the social scene as much as I did, due to the language factor. But Swedes in general have an excellent ability to speak English. They are open and friendly to people from other cultures (especially Australia and New Zealand), and I struggle to believe anyone from anywhere couldn't live, cope and enjoy themselves there.
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philippe n
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I could pick the location and share it with friends; plus, it wouldn't be much more expensive.
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Personal comments
There's no real problems but if you want to be near the center you'll have to either find a swedish person who wants to sublet his/her apartment or convince your coordinator.
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Jessica Y
Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Nice but still have rooms to improve if they want to stand out in EU.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
You have to visit Norway, Finland and Denmark if you are in Sweden!! Stockholm is the most beautiful city I've ever seen!!
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Timu S
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Family
Government assistance
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Sweden is more expensive than France (except for Paris and the French riviera :) and I spent a lot of money partying (alcohol is rather expensive), travelling and calling home. Well worth it!
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Food, Telephone, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Make sure to get a Swedish Personummer - it will simplify your life a lot.
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anonymous
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
It was quite easy to get along with people there because lmost everybody spoke english fluenetly so I could improve my english quickly to reach a really good level after 5 months spent there.Nonetheless, I have one regret because I didn t learn much abouty swedish.
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