Reviews of Växjö Universitet | Sweden

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anonymous

Hogeschool Holland, Diemen, Netherlands
Communication and Information Sciences, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

It is handy to open a Swedish account, but not necessary. It is very useful to bring your own computer or laptop! Because at the end of each module the computer rooms are more then occupied. Take a laptop if you can I would say, you can also quite easily (you have to put some effort in that) arrange an internet connection at home, so that is an extra reason! Then you can also call home for free from your computer! (Depending on what country you are from).

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

3

Culture

4

Costs

1

Activities

3

Campus life

4

Party / people

4

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

Växjö University is the best organised university I know. There is the great international office and of course VIS: Växjö International Students, this organisation is there specially for the Internationals. They organise trips and parties, as well as the welcome dinner which is free and you can get to know people. They also have a fadder system. This means when you arrive you have a fadder (Swedish or international student who has already been here for a while). They guide you around and help you to find your way around campus and in the studentlife! In the end you receive a yearbook made by your generation International students. This book contains stories and pictures from the whole semester! What a memory! It is fun to be in the yearbook committee and make that yearbook!

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

VERY VERY IMPORTANT!! The winter in Sweden is very very cold!! -20! So take very very warm clothes, gloves, hats, sjawls and jackets! I would recommend thermo underwear as well! It helped me out! Go and see Sweden! Look around, places to see are: *Stockholm *Uppsala *Göteborg *Malmö *Lund *Kopenhagen *Halmstad and down following the coast! All of this you can do easily and best by car. Even more because renting a car is the only thing that is quite cheap here in Sweden! It is worth it! Especially in Summer then everything is even more beautiful! The spring semester is best if you ask me.

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Sylvia S

Fundación Universitaria San Pablo CEU, Madrid, Spain
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

At least few swedish knowledge

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

3

Culture

3

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

2

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

As an institution it is perfect. Maybe extend some more swedish courses not just for beginners but for people with average level. But that is from my personal experience

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

It doesn't matter Växjö, Malmö (where I have lived too), Stockholm...But Sweden is a country that deserves to be visited. It might not be attractive for its hard cold winters but the rest increases the value of the country

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anonymous

Wilfried Laurier University, Waterloo, Canada
European Business, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Overall

I wish I had known...

I wish that I knew that if I wanted to really learn Swedish, I would have to force people to speak Swedish with me. All the Swedes want to speak english so I never really tried to froce them to speak Swedish with me.

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

1

Culture

2

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

4

Party / people

4

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

Very strongly. The atmosphere is amazing and the students go out of their way to get to know international students and provide activities to involve you with their culture

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

2

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

You will really love Sweden. Especially for guys since the girls are just as aggressive as the guys at the bars.

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meflie m

Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

no; the organisational preparation and the possibility to speak with people that have been there before were satisfying

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

4

Culture

4

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

Pretty good atmosphere on campus and the great country/landscape makes you feeling free. Here you will meet people from many different countries.

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

Don't expect too much contact to Swedes or the Swedish way of life - it's more international than Swedish on campus. Don't stress yourself with the university. It requires a lot but take your time to experience the country!

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mgrazia0000

Università degli Studi di Torino, Turin, Italy
International Relations, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

no I knew people that went before so they told me eveerithing.

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

3

Culture

4

Costs

1

Activities

4

Campus life

4

Party / people

4

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

This University is really great compared with Italian University, the only thing that is really hard somethimes is get friend with Swedish.

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

travel trips Stockholm, Copenhagen, Adventure trip by bike at Evedal, Helsinborg and Elsingor, Oland natural preistoric park, Gotland, Kalmar castle. Advices If you are not an open minded person, easy going and really active it will be difficult to integrate with the other internationnal and much more difficult with Swedish because you have always to start to speak and to be friendly with them. Compared to my country they are much more reserved, but in my experience if you start to speack with them by time they will become really friendly and supportive. It just take more time and you need been patient.

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