 |
| This is the university, very small and consists of one building |
As it is great to know
the different ways to survive in Helsinki, it might be nice to know some more
about the university from a student’s point of view. Furthermore, the
University of Helsinki was ranked 72nd in the world according to the
Shanghai Jiao Tong University and was ranked 23rd in Europe. Also
the University of Helsinki is the top university in Finland. This shows from an
academic point of view this university is highly ranked and most be doing
something right.
During my interview
with Steffi, it became apparent that this university has a high standard of
education. For the Finns it is difficult to enter university, however, when
they are accepted they cannot be kicked out. The classes were challenging and
insightful. The university strives to educate students to the best of their
abilities and this was proven by the classes. These classes were surely not a
walk in the park. On the up side of things, the classes were relatively small
(20 to 30 students max), allowing for more class participation and ensuring
that students truly understood the material required for the course. The Finns
in Steffi’s classes were more active than typical Finnish people because they
were more comfortable around foreigners. Luckily the structure of the classes
are similar to the ones at Erasmus and there were no unfriendly surprises.
The advice to
give is to enjoy your time in Helsinki, but do not forget about your classes.
The most challenging part of this exchange would be balancing all the fun
activities with the difficultly of all your classes.
-- Rebecca Regeer
No comments:
Post a Comment