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magnuseriksen
Overall
I wish I had known...
I wish I had known more about the courses given.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Improve a deal on giving courses in English.
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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
Do travel as much as you can! Visit neigbouring countries. Remember that you almost alway have to go by Riga to find communications with other countries and cities.
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anonymous
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I wish I had known...
No, I learned enough during my stay itself.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
It is a small university, so maybe it would be recommended to make it more well-known abroad.
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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
It is not that easy to travel to Latvia. The journey itself is very interesting and almost an adventure.
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RUBEN B
Overall
I wish I had known...
More information about oportunity to obtein scholarships.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
It's quite small. But for a summer school it's great. The level of lecturers and lessons are very good.
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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're gonna meet a lot of people. Staff and local students are really great and have most of things very well organised. You're not gonna be bored.
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RUBEN B
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
All people spoke English, so no problems. If you speak Latvian or Russian, is good in some situations, because only young people is so fluent in English.
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
It was very comfortable.
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Personal comments
Unless it was a little far (30 minutes by foot), you have also the opportunity to go by bus to University. Rooms were very new and quite clean. The only problem is that the cleaning service didn't change the bed clothes every week.
But food and Breakfast was great.
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RUBEN B
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
A private grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
All is quite cheap, related to Spain.
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
If you have time, take a little to go to Estonia or Lithuania, or within Latvia. They deserves it.
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