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schouten_joost
Academic
Course recommendations
The availability of graduate courses in the english language is rather dissapponting
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frederic1978
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
Food, housing and travel (almost everything really) in Sweden are cheaper than in Switzerland
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Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Telephone, Housing, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items

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frederic1978
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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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
Personal comments
All the student nations (as they are called) are great places to hang out, meet other people and have fun. In particular, I recommend Värmlands Nation on Friday nights.
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Caroline B
Academic
Course recommendations
Level could have been higher, less challenging than i had hoped.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
See above, improve quality.
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Marchand M
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Good nightclubs are definitely missing in uppsala, but this is because of the many private students parties. The best parties took place in students' corridors anyway.
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Elena G
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
living with mothertongue English and American students gave me the opportunity to improve my English, moving from the scolastic to the real spoken language knowledge.
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