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Enskilda enk¨ ater f¨ or Exchange Report 2015/16 Person 144 Basic Information 1. Name Rozbe Bozorgi 2. E-mail address: [email protected] 3. Exchange university University of Technology, Sydney 4. City Sydney 5. Country Australien 6. First semester of your exchange Swedish autumn semester (HT 2015) 7. Academic year 2015/16 8. What subject area/s did you study during your exchange? Ekonomi, Management, CAD, Marknadsf¨oring 9. Level of studies at the exchange university Undergraduate 10. What are you studying at Uppsala University? Civilingenj¨or 11. How many years of study had you completed before going on exchange? 3 Studies 12. Tell us about your studies on your exchange. If you are stuck for ideas you can for exemple write about: The differences between Uppsala University and the exchange. What were the teachers like? What courses would you recommend (or not) for future exchange students? The relationship between teachers and students. The academic level and quality of your courses. Access to computers. Examinations... Beroende p˚ a vilken utbildningsbakgrund man kommer fr˚ an kommer man f¨ormodligen tycka att kontrasterna mellan UTS och UU ¨ar olika stora. Standard p˚ a UTS ¨ar att man l¨aser 3-4 kurser parallellt och l¨opandes ¨over hela terminen. Den st¨orsta skillnaden f¨or mig som studerar till civilingenj¨or var framf¨orallt att det var s˚ a f˚ a schemalagda timmar (jag gick i skolan tisdagar och torsdagar). Att g˚ a fr˚ an att vara sche- malagd 5 heldagar i veckan till att knappt vara schemalagd 2 heldagar var en stor kontrast. Detta system med s˚ a f˚ a f¨orel¨asningar och lektioner kommer p˚ a b˚ ade gott och ont. Givetvis inneb¨ar det mer eget ansvar och mer egen instuderingstid, n˚ agot som kan i komma i konflikt med det faktum att man ¨ar i ett nytt land och helst bara vill uppt¨acka allt nytt och fantastiskt som Australien har att erbjuda. Den andra stora skillnaden ¨ar att examinationsuppl¨agget i vissa aspekter p˚ aminner mer om gymnasiet, med flera mindre examinationsmoment ist¨allet f¨or en stor tenta. ¨ Aven detta p˚ a gott och ont. Tentan utg¨or (oftast) enbart 30-40% av det totala betyget. D¨arav kan man ha klarat sina kurser redan innan tentaperioden b¨orjar, vilket ¨ar fantastiskt sk¨ont. Det negativa med detta uppl¨agg ¨ar att om man l¨aser flera kurser paral- lellt, d¨ar alla kurser har flera inl¨amningsuppgifter, krockar ofta deadlines och vissa perioder blir mer hektiska ¨an andra. Men d˚ a man ¨ar schemalagd s˚ a lite brukar detta l¨osa sig r¨att bra¨and˚ a. En annan stor skillnad ¨ar l¨angden och uppl¨agget p˚ a tentaperioden. P˚ aUTS¨ar hela sista m˚ anaden av terminen en enda stor tentaperiod utan f¨orel¨asningar och lektioner. Det inneb¨ar att man, beroende p˚ a n¨ar man har sina tentor, i vissa fall har ¨over en m˚ anad att f¨orbereda sig inf¨or tentorna medan man i andra fall kan ha samtliga tentor under f¨orsta veckan. Det sistn¨amnda inneb¨ar dock att man f˚ ar lov 1 m˚ anad tidigare, vilket ¨ar perfekt om man vill passa p˚ a att resa runt. Vetenskapsomr˚ adet f¨or medicin och farmaci, Uppsala universitet Sida 422 av 545
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Person 144
Basic Information
1. Name Rozbe Bozorgi
2. E-mail address: [email protected]
3. Exchange university University of Technology, Sydney
4. City Sydney
5. Country Australien
6. First semester of your exchange Swedish autumn semester (HT 2015)
7. Academic year 2015/16
8. What subject area/s did you study during your exchange? Ekonomi, Management, CAD,Marknadsforing
9. Level of studies at the exchange university Undergraduate
10. What are you studying at Uppsala University? Civilingenjor
11. How many years of study had you completed before going on exchange? 3
Studies
12. Tell us about your studies on your exchange. If you are stuck for ideas you can for exemplewrite about: The differences between Uppsala University and the exchange. What were theteachers like? What courses would you recommend (or not) for future exchange students? Therelationship between teachers and students. The academic level and quality of your courses.Access to computers. Examinations... Beroende pa vilken utbildningsbakgrund man kommerfran kommer man formodligen tycka att kontrasterna mellan UTS och UU ar olika stora.Standard pa UTS ar att man laser 3-4 kurser parallellt och lopandes over hela terminen.Den storsta skillnaden for mig som studerar till civilingenjor var framforallt att det var safa schemalagda timmar (jag gick i skolan tisdagar och torsdagar). Att ga fran att vara sche-malagd 5 heldagar i veckan till att knappt vara schemalagd 2 heldagar var en stor kontrast.Detta system med sa fa forelasningar och lektioner kommer pa bade gott och ont. Givetvisinnebar det mer eget ansvar och mer egen instuderingstid, nagot som kan i komma i konfliktmed det faktum att man ar i ett nytt land och helst bara vill upptacka allt nytt och fantastisktsom Australien har att erbjuda. Den andra stora skillnaden ar att examinationsupplagget ivissa aspekter paminner mer om gymnasiet, med flera mindre examinationsmoment istalletfor en stor tenta. Aven detta pa gott och ont. Tentan utgor (oftast) enbart 30-40% av dettotala betyget. Darav kan man ha klarat sina kurser redan innan tentaperioden borjar, vilketar fantastiskt skont. Det negativa med detta upplagg ar att om man laser flera kurser paral-lellt, dar alla kurser har flera inlamningsuppgifter, krockar ofta deadlines och vissa perioderblir mer hektiska an andra. Men da man ar schemalagd sa lite brukar detta losa sig rattbra anda. En annan stor skillnad ar langden och upplagget pa tentaperioden. Pa UTS arhela sista manaden av terminen en enda stor tentaperiod utan forelasningar och lektioner.Det innebar att man, beroende pa nar man har sina tentor, i vissa fall har over en manadatt forbereda sig infor tentorna medan man i andra fall kan ha samtliga tentor under forstaveckan. Det sistnamnda innebar dock att man far lov 1 manad tidigare, vilket ar perfekt omman vill passa pa att resa runt.
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Forelasarna pa UTS har varit valdigt kunniga, engagerade och ofta forsokt koppla an in-nehallet i kurserna till yrkeslivet. Student/forelasar-relationen ar avslappnad och paminnermycket om den i Uppsala, dar man garna far stalla fragor innan och efter forelasningarnaetc. Generellt kanner jag att jag har fatt ut mer av att ga pa forelasningarna pa UTS an vadjag far ut av att ga pa dem pa UU.
En annan bra grej ar att nastan alla forelasningar spelas in och laggs upp pa motsvarandestudentportalen. Sa om man missar en forelasning eller vill ga tillbaka och se en viss ge-nomgang igen ar det inga problem. Kvaliten pa kurserna tycker jag har varit jambordig medden i Uppsala, mojligtvis nagot hogre. Daremot anser jag att kraven for att bli godkand arlagre an i Uppsala. Tillgangen till datorer ar valdigt bra. De har flera datasalar med nyafrascha datorer, anpassade for tunga berakningsprogram och designprogram.
Under de forsta veckorna har de ett add-and-drop system vilket innebar att man kan testasina kurser och om man inte tycker om dem kan man byta. Vart att komma ihag ar dockatt vissa kurser kan bli fulla ganska snabbt, sa det fungerar inte alltid riktigt sa smidigt somdet kanske later.
Jag valde som sagt att lasa undergraduate kurser sa jag har inte superbra koll pa postgradu-ate kurserna. Det jag hort ar dock att postgraduate kurserna har en tendens att ges undermer obekvama timmar (helger och kvallar). Detta da manga som studerar pa masterniva iAustralien i storre utstrackning arbetar parallellt med studierna jamfort med i Sverige.
De har ett valdigt smidigt system for att anmala sig till forelasningsgrupper pa UTS. Davarje forelasning och lektion brukar ges nagra ganger i veckan (beroende pa hur popularkursen ar) kan man anmala sig till den forelasningsgrupp som tidsmassigt passar bast for ensjalv. Pa detta satt kan man koncentrera alla sina forelasningar och lektioner till nagra fadagar istallet for att ha dem utspridda over hela veckan. Schemat ar sedan aterkommandevarje vecka, dvs. man har alltid sina forelasningar och lektioner pa samma tid och plats.
Orientation and reception
13. Tell us about how it was to arrive and settle in. Beroende pa nar man anlander (hosttermineller vartermin) sa ar mottagningen (O-weeks) olika satsad men ar val i grunden ungefarsamma. Innan man anlander far man flera mail med bra information, sa las mailen. Nar vianlande sa hade UTS arrangerat gratis shuttle buses mellan flygplatsen och campus som gick1 gang i timmen, vilket var ett trevligt forsta valkomnande. Under O-weeks hander det sakerhela tiden men det bygger lite pa att man sjalv ar aktiv och ser till att leta upp de events somman sjalv ar intresserad av att vara med pa. Det fungerar inte riktigt som den mottagningman kanske fatt i Uppsala (dar man blir vallade som far). Jag rekommenderar starkt att varamed pa sa mycket som mojligt under dessa veckor, det ar en bra plattform for att lara kannafolk innan skolan drar igang pa allvar. Da jag bodde pa campus (via skolan) hade dessutomboendet en egen mottagning. Tyvarr krockade skolans och boendets mottagningsaktiviteterofta.
Accommodation
14. Describe your accommodation. What type of accommodation did you have, where you satis-fied? Do you have any tips for future students? Jag bodde pa ett av universitetets fyra cam-pusboenden (Yura Mudang). Detta var det mest centrala och storsta av dessa boenden, somocksa lag ett stenkast fran universitetets alla byggnader. Boendet i sig var ett 21 vaningshusmed korridorer och lagenheter. Totalt tror jag att ca 720 personer bodde har. Att bo via uni-versitetet pa det har sattet hade flera fordelar. Framforallt innebar det att man hade boende
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fixat innan man kom fram, vilket var valdigt skont. Dessutom arrangerade boendet ofta ak-tiviteter och fester vilket var ett valdigt tacksamt satt att lara kanna folk. Att boendet hadetva vaningar med biljardbord, utomhusgrillar, biosalong, storbilds-TV, pingisbord, datasalaretc. gjorde att det var latt att bjuda over vanner. Det basta med boendet var dock den godasammanhallning mellan oss som bodde dar. Dock hade boendet ganska strikta regler nar detkom till besokstider och alkohol, en stor kontrast jamfort med vad man ar van vid i Uppsala.Boendet var bemannat dygnet runt med vakter nere i entren som kollade att alla som kom ini byggnaden faktiskt bodde dar (alternativt var i sallskap med nagon som bodde dar). Stadning(1 gang i veckan), internet, el, vatten etc. ingick i hyran som lag pa 282 dollar/vecka, vilketar ganska standard for ett boende sapass centralt i Sydney. Tyvarr skriver de enbart kontraktpa antingen ett halvar eller ett ar, vilket gor att man inte riktigt kan testa boendet. Detta kanjamforas med manga andra boenden runt om i Sydney dar man betalar hyra per vecka ochdarmed kan flytta ut med valdigt kort varsel om man inte trivs. Om man inte vill bo via sko-lans boenden rekommenderar jag att man flyger till Sydney nagra dagar innan terminsstartoch bor pa hostell medan man letar boende. Manga hittar boende pa gumtree.com.au
Your finances
15. Describe the cost of living. Did you find CSN adequate? How was the rent in comparisonto your rent in Uppsala? Did you undertake part-time work in addition to your studies?Levnadskostnaderna i Sydney ar ganska mycket hogre, speciellt boendekostnaderna. Som sagt,jag betalade 282 dollar/vecka (vilket motsvarar ungefar 1750 kronor/vecka). Aven livsmedelvar i regel nagot dyrare. Man far helt enkelt acceptera att Sydney ar en dyr stad att bo i.Studiemedlet skulle nog kunna racka om det verkligen bara handlar om boende och mat. Menom man har tankt resa runt lite, hitta pa aktiviteter pa sin lediga tid, skaffa gymkort etc.skulle jag verkligen rekommendera att man antingen har med sig lite sparpengar eller skaffarett extrajobb val pa plats. Givetvis fanns det vissa saker som var billigare, som exempelvis attata pa restaurang och kollektivtrafik. Manga stallen har dessutom vardiga studentrabatter.
Tips: om man har tankt bo pa Yura Mudang ligger Paddys Market (som saljer farska frukteroch gronsaker) valdigt nara. Pa sondagar rear de ut allt valdigt billigt efter 17.00
Free time
16. What did you do in your free time? Did the university arrange any special activities? Wherethere any activities specifically for exchange students? Were you happy with what was onoffer? Universitetet har sjukt manga klubbar och foreningar. Har kan man hitta allt franextremsportsklubbar till utbytesstudentforeningar. Jag engagerade mig personligen inte samycket i de olika klubbarna och foreningarna som skolan hade. Men kanner man sig uttrakadoch vill ha nagot att gora finns det alternativ i overflod. Det arrangeras ofta utflykter till olikasevardheter till ett reducerat pris vilket ar trevligt. Om man kan skulle jag rekommenderaatt man avsatter sondagar som en utflyktsdag. Detta da det ar valdigt billigt att resa runti Sydney pa sondagar (for 2,5 dollar far du resa hur lange/langt du vill hela dagen) Detgor att det blir valdigt billigt aka till exempelvis Bondi Beach, Manly, Blue Mountains etc.Sjalv klattrade jag ganska mycket pa min fritid. Jag hittade ett underbart bouldergym somheter 9degrees. Kan varmt rekommendera stallet ifall nagon som laser detta ar intresseradav klattring. Slutligen maste jag givetvis sla ett slag for stranderna och hur fantastiskt detar att kunna koppla av pa stranden nar man ser polarna hemma lagga upp bilder pa forstasnofallet i Sverige.
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Your exchange on the whole
17. Please sum up your exchange experience. If you have any other tips for future exchangestudents, or any other comments feel free to include them here. Det ar svart att satta ord pautbytet och det var med valdigt blandade kanslor som jag lamnade Sydney. Givetvis kommerdet vara upp och nedgangar men i slutandan ar det sa vart det. Det ar forst nar man kommerhem som man verkligen inser hur fantastiskt man har haft det och hur underbart Sydney ar.Det ar latt att lata sig sjalv falla in i vardagsrutiner och da glomma bort att man faktisktbor i en av varldens grymmaste stader. Sok till UTS, ta vara pa tiden dar borta och forsokskapa sa manga fina minnen du kan. Mina finaste minnen ligger i det faktum att jag lartkanna folk fran hela varlden.
Approval
18. Your report will be available for future exchange students in printed form at the InternationalOffice and will be sent by email to individual students requesting it. Do you also approvethe publishing of your exchange report on Uppsala University’s website? Yes
19. Do you have any photos you would like to upload and include in your exchange report?http://doit.medfarm.uu.se/kurtattachment/14589325411314047124.pnghttp://doit.medfarm.uu.se/kurtattachment/14589325411198128556.pnghttp://doit.medfarm.uu.se/kurtattachment/14589325411412550496.pnghttp://doit.medfarm.uu.se/kurtattachment/1458932541975893752.pnghttp://doit.medfarm.uu.se/kurtattachment/14589325411981053134.pnghttp://doit.medfarm.uu.se/kurtattachment/14589325411667621583.pnghttp://doit.medfarm.uu.se/kurtattachment/14589325411459329362.pnghttp://doit.medfarm.uu.se/kurtattachment/14589325412104685026.jpg
20. Please tell us a little bit about the picture/s. Det ar viktigt att ta pauser i tentaplugget
21. Publishing of pictures I approve of my pictures being published and used in Uppsala Univer-sity´s marketing of international exchanges
Thank you for submitting your exchange report!
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Disa Braun 900509-2623 UTS, VT16
Utbytesrapport
Basic Information
Name: Disa Braun
E-mail address: [email protected]
Exchange university: University of Technology Sydney
City: Sydney
Country: Australia
First semester of your exchange: Swedish spring semester VT16
Academic year: 2016
What subject area/s did you study during your exchange?
The Ecology of Public Communication, Marketing Foundations and German level 3
Level of studies at the exchange university: (Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Mixed
undergrad/postgrad)
Undergraduate
What are you studying at Uppsala University?
Språkvetarprogrammet
How many years of study had you completed before going on exchange?
4
Studies
(Tell us about your studies on your exchange. If you are stuck for ideas you can for example write
about: The differences between Uppsala University and the exchange. What were the teachers like?
It differed depending on the subject. In my Communications class the teachers were stricter than at
UU and did not accept any late handins etc. In marketing the teachers were just as nice and relaxed
as at UU. My german class was very small so we had more of a family feeling there. The teacher,
Fredericka, was super kind and friendly.
What courses would you recommend (or not) for future exchange students? The relationship
between teachers and students. The academic level and quality of your courses. Access to computers.
Examinations...)
The first year courses on 100 level are probably going to disappoint you if you are used to studying at
UU, because the level is equivalent to the swedish Gymnasium. That means I didn't get to learn even
close to as much as I wanted because it was mostly introduction and common sense. Many of my
exchange friends from Europe said the same thing. The marketing course, however, was very good
for being a 100 level subject. But all in all UU has a lot better course quality in my opinion. The
relationship between students and teachers differs depending on the course. Some teachers are very
strict whereas some are very laid back. The examinations are just like at UU. They often let you sit in
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very big halls with hundreds of people taking the exam. Sometimes you get to take it in class and
sometimes it's a presentation or an essay that you need to do. They also had multiple choice tests.
Regarding access to computers etc. I can only praise UTS. They have amazing study areas and the
library is huge. In my student residence they also had a computer lab with scanners and printers,
which was brilliant. All the subjects run at the same time so you will have to study a lot more than
you are used to doing at UU. They also force you to make a lot of small tasks all the time that are
quite time consuming. In Communications I had to read about 50 pages every week and write a
summary to take to class. The teachers would then walk around and make sure everyone had done
it, otherwise they'd get lower grades. So all these small things really need to be taken seriously.
Especially since they don't let you do any retakes if you fail.
Orientation and reception
(Tell us about how it was to arrive and settle in.)
UTS does their absolute best to welcome you and let you settle in as smoothly as possible. They have
orientation week where you get to learn everything you need to know about studying there. It's like
a one week fair that ends with a huge party. You will definitely feel welcome!
Accommodation
(Describe your accommodation. What type of accommodation did you have, where you satisfied? Do
you have any tips for future students?)
I stayed at Yura Mudang which is a UTS Housing residence. It was built in 2014 and houses about 600
students, mostly exchanges but also a lot of Australians. It's located in the Sydney city center next to
the Railway Square, a 5 minute walk from the Central Station and a 25 minute walk from the Opera
house. In the beginning there were housing events evereyday. The residential networkers took all the
residets for adventures, often several times per day. This was brilliant because you got to know the
city and you got to make a lot of friends from housing. I made friends for life from all over the world!
The housing has 6-shares, 2-shares and private studios. I lived in a 6-share on the 20th floor with
people from India, Sri Lanka, Germany and Russia. Everyone has their own room but share kitchen,
showers, bathrooms and living room with a TV and a view over Sydney. On the 21st floor there is a
rooftop terrace where you can party and do bbq. From there you also have a view over the fireworks
in Darling Harbour every Saturday night. The roof was a social meeting point for all the residents and
we had endless parties up there. There were also ping pong tables, pool tables, a theatrette, a big
common kitchen, bbq facilities etc. in the residence. I am extremely happy to have lived in Yura so I
recommend it to everyone!
Your finances
CSN is not enough if you want to have a good time in Sydney. My rent was 6600 SEK per month
which left me with very little money left. If you want to live like I did - eat out everyday, party a lot,
travel around Australia and go for a lot of events, CSN just won't do it. I had a lot of money saved
which I had to take from every month. Perhaps CSN would be enough if you would only pay your rent
and try to eat as cheap as possible, but then again grocery prices are the same as in Sweden and
even more expensive at times. You can do part time work with your student visa, but it is hard to find
the time. I did some modeling from time to time for advertising which gave some extra cash. Jobs like
that are probably better since you don't work every week but just every now and then. Also, try not
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to loose your passport like I did! Eventhough the trip to the Swedish embassy in Canberra wasn't very
expensive, paying for the new passport was!
Free time
(What did you do in your free time? Did the university arrange any special activities? Where there any
activities specifically for exchange students? Were you happy with what was on offer?)
UTS offered many activities throughout the academic year both for all the students and for exchange
students only. It was a lot of fun! I also travelled around Australia, went skydiving, went to many
pubs and clubs, restaurants, museums, beaches, parks, events, concerts etc. And of course I spent all
my time with the amazing friends I made. Sydney is a city that has a lot to offer, just like the rest of
Australia!
Your exchange on the whole
UTS is quite disorganized and pretty bad at answering your concerns before you get to Sydney. When
it comes to picking your subjects it's practically hell. You most likely won't get what you apply for and
will have to reapply for different subjects a few times. Don't fret though, because it always turns out
alright in the end. It's just very stressful before you know which subjects you will get and a lot of
administrative work for you. Also don't forget that you need to plan your timetable yourself, so make
sure you do that as soon as you can so you don't end up having only evening classes like I did (which
wasn't terrible in the end because you could party at night and sleep at day :) The quality of courses,
subjects, administration and organization is a lot higher at UU in my opinion. But UTS wins when it
comes to making students feel welcome and part of the student life. UTS arranges an extreme
amount of activities and events which really make you feel like you're living the student life and like
you're part of the community. All in all UTS is a really fun and modern university and I had an
amazing time studying there. However, if you really want to learn a lot, I suggest you go for the
subjects that are higher than 100 level. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions!
Disa Braun 900509-2623 UTS, VT16
Approval
(Your report will be available for future exchange students in printed form at the International Office
and will be sent by email to individual students requesting it. Do you also approve the publishing of
your exchange report on Uppsala University's website?)
Yes
Do you have any photos you would like to upload and include in your exchange report?
Please tell us a little bit about the picture/s.
1. This is a photo over Sydney taken from Sydney Harbour.
2. This is a cockatoo in the Royal Botanical Garden Sydney.
3. A small skyline view from the Royal Botanical Garden Sydney.
4. This is me patting a kangaroo in Featherdale WIldlife Park.
5. This is a skyline view over Sydney taken from the Royal Botanical Garden.
Publishing of pictures
I approve of my pictures being published and used in Uppsala University´s marketing of international
exchanges (Yes/No)
Yes
I approve of my pictures being published only in this exchange report (web/printed) (Yes/No)
No
I approve my pictures being published (print only) (Yes/No)
No, I approve that UU can publish my photos in all kinds of media to market international exchanges.
Thank you for submitting your exchange report!
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Person 78
Basic Information
1. Name Filip Waak
2. E-mail address: [email protected]
3. Exchange university University of Technology Sydney
4. City Sydney
5. Country Australia
6. First semester of your exchange Swedish spring semester (VT 2015)
7. Academic year 2014/15 (Started the exchange in spring 2015.
8. What subject area/s did you study during your exchange? Management and marketing
9. Level of studies at the exchange university Undergraduate
10. What are you studying at Uppsala University? Economics
11. How many years of study had you completed before going on exchange? 2.5
Studies
12. Tell us about your studies on your exchange. If you are stuck for ideas you can for exemplewrite about: The differences between Uppsala University and the exchange. What were theteachers like? What courses would you recommend (or not) for future exchange students?The relationship between teachers and students. The academic level and quality of yourcourses. Access to computers. Examinations... The studies and subject outlines were great.The best parts that I learned the most from where from the seminars at UTS. These wherevery interactive, and you got in touch with a lot of different people from different cultures.There was a lot of emphasis on teamwork as well, something that I consider to be highlyvaluable and important.
Orientation and reception
13. Tell us about how it was to arrive and settle in. I backpacked for 6 weeks before I arrivedin Sydney. Me and Jack Salen (another student from Uppsala Uni) chose to find a placeourselves after we backpacked, and therefore searched different sites such as gumtree. Wefound a great apartment after two weeks, and stayed at hostels and in friends apartmentsuntil we found a suitable apartment.
Accommodation
14. Describe your accommodation. What type of accommodation did you have, where you sa-tisfied? Do you have any tips for future students? We had a 3 bedroom apartment in Bondi.It was great, but a bit more expensive than a student accommodation, but the location andthe apartment itself was definitely worth a few extra bucks. If you’re on a tight budget then
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search for shared accommodations at sites such as Gumtree - student accommodation is usu-ally pretty expensive. Don’t sign anything before you’ve seen the place, and ALWAYS checkthe mattresses for bed bugs. There’s a lot of shady people renting out places in Sydney, somake sure that you get a legit contract.
Your finances
15. Describe the cost of living. Did you find CSN adequate? How was the rent in comparison toyour rent in Uppsala? Did you undertake part-time work in addition to your studies? Therent was the most expensive part. I took a CSN loan and worked part time as well (whichis possible in Australia, which I highly recommend) food and going out to eat was similar tothe prices in Uppsala and Stockholm.
Free time
16. What did you do in your free time? Did the university arrange any special activities? Wherethere any activities specifically for exchange students? Were you happy with what was onoffer? I didn’t attend much activities at the University. I chose to mingle and find friendsoutside of the University, but I also hung out and kept touch with a bunch of students outsideof class. There’s a lot of activities at UTS going on all the time, check it up at the websideand their Facebook if you’re interested.
Your exchange on the whole
17. Please sum up your exchange experience. If you have any other tips for future exchangestudents, or any other comments feel free to include them here. Perfect experience that waslife changing. I found out a lot about myself and developed extremely much as a person.Prioritize the right things, have a lot of fun, don’t be afraid of sharks, socialize with asmuch different people as possible, backpack around Australia and get out of your comfortzone - that’s the best way to develop and to find out more things about yourself ! And MOSTimportantly - don’t spend too much time studying!
Approval
18. Your report will be available for future exchange students in printed form at the InternationalOffice and will be sent by email to individual students requesting it. Do you also approvethe publishing of your exchange report on Uppsala University’s website? Yes
19. Do you have any photos you would like to upload and include in your exchange report?http://doit.medfarm.uu.se/kurtattachment/14538957311450456635.jpg
20. Please tell us a little bit about the picture/s. At a bus stop in Bondi!
21. Publishing of pictures I approve of my pictures being published and used in Uppsala Univer-sity´s marketing of international exchanges
Thank you for submitting your exchange report!
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Person 84
Basic Information
1. Name David Ulander
2. E-mail address: [email protected]
3. Exchange university University of Technology Sydney
4. City Sydney
5. Country Australien
6. First semester of your exchange Swedish spring semester (VT 2015)
7. Academic year 2014/15 (Started the exchange in spring 2015.
8. What subject area/s did you study during your exchange? Programmering, IP-networks ochekonomi
9. Level of studies at the exchange university Undergraduate
10. What are you studying at Uppsala University? Civilingenjor teknisk fysik
11. How many years of study had you completed before going on exchange? 3,5
Studies
12. Tell us about your studies on your exchange. If you are stuck for ideas you can for exemplewrite about: The differences between Uppsala University and the exchange. What were theteachers like? What courses would you recommend (or not) for future exchange students?The relationship between teachers and students. The academic level and quality of yourcourses. Access to computers. Examinations... Generellt sett sa var kurserna enklare. Detvar en del att gora i vissa amnen men det fanns sa manga delmoment att fa marks for, sa attkugga en kurs var inte sa vanligt. Strukturen var riktigt bra. Alla kurser hade en outline somde foljde till punkt och prick. Lararna var hjalpsamma och kunniga. Campuset har inte sanagot stort gronomrade men utover det sa ar universitetet riktigt bra utrustat. Datorsalar,ytor att plugga, fika, grupprum etc. allt finns i overflod.
Orientation and reception
13. Tell us about how it was to arrive and settle in. Jag kom nagra veckor tidigare an orientationweeks (nollning), sa jag fixade boende och sant pa egen hand, vilket var superenkelt. Gumtreear som sveriges blocket och det finns hur mycket boenden som helst att valja mellan. Ori-entation week, ar ett maste att ga pa (det ar obligatoriskt och jatteroligt). Det ar troligtvisunder de 2 veckorna som man kommer traffa mest manniskor och lara kanna sina kompisarfor terminen.
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Accommodation
14. Describe your accommodation. What type of accommodation did you have, where you sa-tisfied? Do you have any tips for future students? Jag bodde 3 manader i en lagenhet med6 andra och sedan flyttade jag till ett hus dar jag bodde resten av aret. Vi bodde totalt 11personer dar, vilket jag var lite orolig over eftersom alla skulle dela badrum, kok osv. Det varinga problem alls! Mitt tips ar att bo sa manga som mojligt i ett hus, det kommer garante-rat finnas nagon/nagra som man kommer bra overens med. Alternativt bo pa UTS Housing(vilket brukar vara lite dyrare), men da traffar man supermanga utbytesstudenter och andrastudenter pa ett enkelt satt. Studentboendet ar helt klart det basta sattet att traffa/bli kompi-sar med folk. Dock sa har UTS Housing lite jobbiga regler angaende tider man fa vara/drickaalkohol i de allmanna utrymmena.
Your finances
15. Describe the cost of living. Did you find CSN adequate? How was the rent in comparison toyour rent in Uppsala? Did you undertake part-time work in addition to your studies? Hyranar helt klart det storsta problemet. Jag betalade runt 5000 i hyra, vilket var ganska billigt.Ovriga priser ar ganska lika Sverige. CSN racker ifall man ar i Sydney och gora allt somman kan gora dar, men ska man resa till andra stader/langre resor (vilket man garanteratvill gora) sa behover man nog lite sparpengar ocksa.
Free time
16. What did you do in your free time? Did the university arrange any special activities? Wherethere any activities specifically for exchange students? Were you happy with what was onoffer? Jag surfade, dok, badade etc. Det finns oerhort mycket roligt att gora i Sydney. Pro-menader langs stranderna, vilket ar en av de basta promenaderna man kan gora dar!! Villman fest langt in pa natten kan det vara lite begransat inne i stan, da det har lock out (mankommer inte in pa barer/klubbar efter 1:30, och de stanger ganska tidigt manga av dem). Villman parta langre ska man helt klart ga till Newtown, dar festen ar riktigt bra. Universitetethar massa foreningar man kan ga med i, bland annat en for utbytesstudenter, vilket ar ettperfekt tillfalle att traffa andra i samma sits. De har event varje vecka.
Your exchange on the whole
17. Please sum up your exchange experience. If you have any other tips for future exchangestudents, or any other comments feel free to include them here. Ett riktigt larorikt och roligtar. Det ar svart att inte ha kul i Sydney. Jag rekommenderar alla som ar sugna pa ettengelsktalande land i varmen att aka hit! Melbourne ar ocksa ett bra val, men har inte likavarm/manga stander. Mojligtvis att Melbourne har battre uteliv, men Sydney kommer alltidvara en finare stad! Jag var skeptisk nar jag laste dessa rapporter innan jag akte, men jagmaste instamma och skriva som alla andra som har varit pa utbyte: ”det basta aret i mittliv!”. Dels for att jag hade sa oerhort roligt och traffade sa mycket manniskor och fick samanga nya kompisar. Och dels for att det har varit det mest larorika aret i mitt liv.
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Approval
18. Your report will be available for future exchange students in printed form at the InternationalOffice and will be sent by email to individual students requesting it. Do you also approvethe publishing of your exchange report on Uppsala University’s website? Yes
19. Do you have any photos you would like to upload and include in your exchange report? -
20. Please tell us a little bit about the picture/s. -
21. Publishing of pictures I approve of my pictures being published and used in Uppsala Univer-sity´s marketing of international exchanges
Thank you for submitting your exchange report!
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Person 126
Basic Information
1. Name John Rahme
2. E-mail address: [email protected]
3. Exchange university University of Technology, Sydney
4. City Sydney
5. Country Australia
6. First semester of your exchange Swedish spring semester (VT 2016)
7. Academic year 2015/16
8. What subject area/s did you study during your exchange? Engineering, IT
9. Level of studies at the exchange university Postgraduate
10. What are you studying at Uppsala University? Master Programme in Engineering Physics
11. How many years of study had you completed before going on exchange? 3
Studies
12. Tell us about your studies on your exchange. If you are stuck for ideas you can for exemplewrite about: The differences between Uppsala University and the exchange. What were theteachers like? What courses would you recommend (or not) for future exchange students?The relationship between teachers and students. The academic level and quality of yourcourses. Access to computers. Examinations... Studying in Australia was quite different fromSweden. Mainly we had much more practical work compared to Uppsala where most of thesubjects are purely theoretical. We had a bunch of group work projects and I felt like I learneda lot more that way! One big difference was that you gave each other grades on the groupprojects so finding a good group and getting along was really important.
Orientation and reception
13. Tell us about how it was to arrive and settle in. Since I lived in a share house with 7 otherpeople I mostly hung out with them in the beginning and did not attend very many universityrelated events but there where a lot of them you could go to. I went to a big fair they hadwhere you could talk to and join all the different societies and that was really fun and Irecommend going to that if you have the time. I joined a couple of societies and went tosome of there events so there was always something to do!
Accommodation
14. Describe your accommodation. What type of accommodation did you have, where you sa-tisfied? Do you have any tips for future students? A few of us from Uppsala that traveledtogether joined this facebook group called ”Svenskar i Sydney” where people regularly adver-tised apartments for hire and this is where we found the share house I lived in most of my
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time in Sydney. We where 8 people that shared a toilet and shower so it was a bit crowdedbut not to bad. We payed 265 AUD a week witch was a little to expensive but since we livedin the Bondi region very close to the beach the location was definitely worth the extra cost.
Your finances
15. Describe the cost of living. Did you find CSN adequate? How was the rent in comparison toyour rent in Uppsala? Did you undertake part-time work in addition to your studies? Wepayed 265 AUD a week but there are definitely cheaper options out there. Since you want todo so much on your time abroad, and the fact that rent is more, for me CSN was not reallyenough. I did not work though but if I had wanted to there would definitely have been timeto.
Free time
16. What did you do in your free time? Did the university arrange any special activities? Wherethere any activities specifically for exchange students? Were you happy with what was onoffer? SURFING! You have to go surfing if you go there, that was one of the main reasons Ichose Australia and Sydney... I bought a board and since we lived 10 minutes from the beachI did a lot of surfing. I joined a Ultimate frisbee and surfing club so went to a couple of thereevents but don’t think there were to many events for just exchange students. I was definitelyhappy with the amount of stuff happening and all the clubs and societies one could join!
Your exchange on the whole
17. Please sum up your exchange experience. If you have any other tips for future exchangestudents, or any other comments feel free to include them here. I had a great trip and bothlearned and saw so much! Made friends for life and ended up with many new fun stories inmy pocket. I’m sure anyone going abroad for exchange will have the same experience andstrongly recommend doing it! If your going to Australia/Sydney I would recommend takingsome time for travelling because there is so much to see! I traveled along the east coast for onemonth from Sydney to Cairns and I wished I had had a bit more time than that. I definitelyrecommend doing the east coast of Australia though, a lot to see and not to long distances totravel.
Approval
18. Your report will be available for future exchange students in printed form at the International Office and will be sent by email to individual students requesting it. Do you also approve the publishing of your exchange report on Uppsala University’s website? Yes
19. Do you have any photos you would like to upload and include in your exchange report? -
20. Please tell us a little bit about the picture/s. -
21. Publishing of pictures -
Thank you for submitting your exchange report!
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Person 66
Basic Information
1. Name Andrea Rokaas
2. E-mail address: [email protected]
3. Exchange university University of Technology Sydney
4. City Sydney
5. Country Australia
6. First semester of your exchange Swedish spring semester (VT 2016)
7. Academic year 2015/16
8. What subject area/s did you study during your exchange? Law and Business
9. Level of studies at the exchange university Undergraduate
10. What are you studying at Uppsala University? Law
11. How many years of study had you completed before going on exchange? 4
Studies
12. Tell us about your studies on your exchange. If you are stuck for ideas you can for exemplewrite about: The differences between Uppsala University and the exchange. What were theteachers like? What courses would you recommend (or not) for future exchange students?The relationship between teachers and students. The academic level and quality of yourcourses. Access to computers. Examinations... There were quite a few differences betweenUppsala University and UTS. For starters, at UTS you study 3 or more subjects at the sametime which is different from Uppsala where you only do one subject. The work load was abit less than I was used to fram studied at Uppsala. This might be because I only studied3 subjects and not 4 and also that I only did undergraduate subjects. My subjects at UTSwere Introduction to Law, Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Management Consulting.Of these I can recommend the first two since I found these to be good and interesting. Therelationship between teachers and students was very laid back and I found the teachers to bevery understanding and helpful with any questions I had. The university itself is very modernand the facilities are great.
Orientation and reception
13. Tell us about how it was to arrive and settle in. Since Australia is so far away it takes awhile to get used to the time difference. Therefor, it’s good to arrive at least a few days beforeschool starts. Other than that Australia is much like Sweden and settling in is easy.
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Accommodation
14. Describe your accommodation. What type of accommodation did you have, where you satis-fied? Do you have any tips for future students? I lived in a house in Surry Hills with 5 otherpeople. There was one other swedish girl, a french girl, a portuguese guy and an australianguy. I really recommend sharing a house instead of living on campus as you get to meet otherpeople and also experience Sydney in a better way. Surry Hills is a really nice area that isboth close to the botanical gardens and the opera house as well as restaurants and bars.
Your finances
15. Describe the cost of living. Did you find CSN adequate? How was the rent in comparison toyour rent in Uppsala? Did you undertake part-time work in addition to your studies? Thecost of living is more expensive than in Sweden as the rent is much higher. I shared a roomwith a friend and saved some money this way since I did not want to work in addition to mystudies. Food and other stuff is about the same price as in Sweden.
Free time
16. What did you do in your free time? Did the university arrange any special activities? Wherethere any activities specifically for exchange students? Were you happy with what was onoffer? There are a lot of great things to do both in Sydney and other places. UTS arrangesa bunch of activities in the beginning of the semester for exchange students. I myself lovediving and joined the diving club on campus. You can also always go to the beach or taketrips to places like Jarvis Bay and the Blue Mountains which are not far from Sydney.
Your exchange on the whole
17. Please sum up your exchange experience. If you have any other tips for future exchangestudents, or any other comments feel free to include them here. In summary my exchangeexperience was great and I loved Sydney. I really recommend going if you are thinking aboutit, you will not regret it!
Approval
18. Your report will be available for future exchange students in printed form at the InternationalOffice and will be sent by email to individual students requesting it. Do you also approvethe publishing of your exchange report on Uppsala University’s website? Yes
19. Do you have any photos you would like to upload and include in your exchange report? -
20. Please tell us a little bit about the picture/s. -
21. Publishing of pictures I approve of my pictures being published and used in Uppsala Univer-sity´s marketing of international exchanges
Thank you for submitting your exchange report!
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Person 57
Basic Information
1. Name Andreas Nilsson
2. E-mail address: [email protected]
3. Exchange university University of technology Sydney
4. City Uppsala
5. Country Sverige
6. First semester of your exchange Swedish spring semester (VT 2016)
7. Academic year 2015/16
8. What subject area/s did you study during your exchange? Management and leadership
9. Level of studies at the exchange university Mixed undergrad/postgrad
10. What are you studying at Uppsala University? Electrical Engineering
11. How many years of study had you completed before going on exchange? 4
Studies
12. Tell us about your studies on your exchange. If you are stuck for ideas you can for exemplewrite about: The differences between Uppsala University and the exchange. What were theteachers like? What courses would you recommend (or not) for future exchange students?The relationship between teachers and students. The academic level and quality of yourcourses. Access to computers. Examinations... Im generally happy with the courses i appliedfor. When I started I first went to the first lectures of 9 courses, was really hard to manage,and after that choose the 4 most interesting and the ones that seemed to have the best teacher.I didn’t feel like the relationship to the teacher was much different here than back home. Itsa bit different here with the length of one semester at UTS, they have just started having 3semester per year instead of 2, so sometimes it felt like there was a slight shortage of timebut still manageable. The exams are quite short here, the ones i had was 10 min reading timeand then 2 hours for he exam but since I was an exchange student i applied for extra timeduring the exam, highly recommended, and got 10 min extra per hour exam time, so in total20 min extra. You have a lot less lectures here per week so more self study also especially ifyou are having master subjects you will most likly have them in the evening, 6pm to 9pm,which of course was pretty different from back home.
Orientation and reception
13. Tell us about how it was to arrive and settle in. I lived at the housing the university isaccommodating and almost every day before the semester started they were having differentevents such as exploring the city, go bowling, bbq and so on so I felt you could really easystart to meet other people (other international students mainly), of course you could havemeet people otherwise too but this was a really convenient way to do it.
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Accommodation
14. Describe your accommodation. What type of accommodation did you have, where you satisfi-ed? Do you have any tips for future students? I lived in a 6 share accommodation provided bythe UTS payed around 32 000 SEK for the whole semester 5 months living at Bulga Ngurra,pretty alright place. I think UTS housing is a good way to go especially if you just studding 1semester and compared what you would have needed to pay for this location i think the pricewas decent.
Your finances
15. Describe the cost of living. Did you find CSN adequate? How was the rent in comparison toyour rent in Uppsala? Did you undertake part-time work in addition to your studies? Sydneyis an expensive city to live in. If you mainly just stay in sydney i would say that you couldmake it with just CSN, but if you want to do some travel you will need to have some extramoney on top of the CSN. The rent was a bit more expensive here a bit over 5000 SEK permonth for a flatshare, if you want your own apartment it will be a lot more expensive. I didno part time work here.
Free time
16. What did you do in your free time? Did the university arrange any special activities? Wherethere any activities specifically for exchange students? Were you happy with what was onoffer? The Housing had activities throughout the semester, mainly in the beginning. The arealso heaps of clubs you can join, for example ECTS for exchange students, UTS outdoorclub (recommended). So finding something to do was never a problem more the other wayaround. A comment about the nightlife, it has since about 2 year back been a lockout rule herein Sydney, they had some problems with alcohol and drugs, so after 1 am all public transportis closing down so you will have to get home with either taxi/uber or walk. This has decreasethe amounts of clubs and people going out and what I have heard the nightlife arent as goodas it were before but I would still say its alright.
Your exchange on the whole
17. Please sum up your exchange experience. If you have any other tips for future exchangestudents, or any other comments feel free to include them here. Im happy with my exchangeand i think its a good experience to move to another place were you dont know anyone andhave to set up a new social circle.
Approval
18. Your report will be available for future exchange students in printed form at the InternationalOffice and will be sent by email to individual students requesting it. Do you also approvethe publishing of your exchange report on Uppsala University’s website? Yes
19. Do you have any photos you would like to upload and include in your exchange report? -
20. Please tell us a little bit about the picture/s. -
21. Publishing of pictures -
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Person 120
Basic Information
1. Name Selma Nyberg
2. E-mail address: [email protected]
3. Exchange university University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
4. City Sydney
5. Country Australia
6. First semester of your exchange Swedish autumn semester (HT 2015)
7. Academic year 2015/16
8. What subject area/s did you study during your exchange? Busniness & IT
9. Level of studies at the exchange university Mixed undergrad/postgrad
10. What are you studying at Uppsala University? Civilingenjorsprogrammet i system i teknik och samhalle
11. How many years of study had you completed before going on exchange? 3
Studies
12. Tell us about your studies on your exchange. If you are stuck for ideas you can for exemplewrite about: The differences between Uppsala University and the exchange. What were theteachers like? What courses would you recommend (or not) for future exchange students?The relationship between teachers and students. The academic level and quality of yourcourses. Access to computers. Examinations... At UTS the semesters are shorter but moreintensive. Also, its less weakly obligatory classes scheduled and more your own responsibility.Full-time studies are usually 4 subjects with each 3 hours weakly scheduled lectures/tutorialsto attend. Usually its possible to choose the time of these which makes it possible to createyour own schedule - but be quick because the first to choose gets the best times.
Its also a different grading system at UTS - you collect points throughout the whole semesterfrom different elements as assignments, reports, group projects, presentations, general classparticipation, and mid-term or final exams. Then, these points are weighted together to getyour final grade. If you have worked good and collected many points in the beginning, thepressure on final elements such as exams or assignments decreases. This makes it easy tojust pass a subject but hard to get the highest grade. Also, as I stayed over the Australiansummer I got 4 months of summer vacation due to a shortened test semester at UTS (I thinkyou normally would have 3 months summer vacation as a student at UTS).
First semester I studied only Business undergraduate subjects - these was really easy - almosttoo easy for me but made it possible to enjoy life and travel around a lot. First weeks therewas almost nothing to do other than weekly readings. The teachers didn’t even check whoread them or not, so some people basically did nothing during this period. Then, when therewere assignment deadlines or exams in all 4 subjects at the same time it was a little bit moreintense.
Second semester I chose some IT-related postgraduate subjects. The semester became intensedue to the shorter ”test” semester at UTS and because of my choice of more advanced
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subjects. But it was also fun since I selected subjects in my area of interest and I couldcreate my own schedule. Some of teachers were great and very helpful. I felt more recognisedcompared to the undergrad business subjects where I felt as an anonymous person to most ofthe teachers.
The university facilities as computers, printers etc. were also great and they had a lot ofthem so you could always find something available. Also, you could usually find some freespace in the university study areas that was a really inspiring environment.
Orientation and reception
13. Tell us about how it was to arrive and settle in. I lived in the UTS student accommodation.They helped a lot with settling in. For example the first day we arrived they had preparedsome free food for everyone, they helped us to get a Australian mobile number, a bank accountand they showed us where to buy some cheap facilities for the flat. There was 1-2 weeks ofhousing orientation before the normal UTS study orientation. This was a nice way to getto know more people (mostly internationals) living in the housing campuses. As I lived in a6-share I also got some Australian flatmates whom helped with settling in as well. During thehousing orientation weeks there were a lot of events, parties, barbeques, movie nights, citytours and organised IKEA tours as well. It was almost impossible to get bored these weekswith so much happening and you met a lot of new people and friends.
Accommodation
14. Describe your accommodation. What type of accommodation did you have, where you sa-tisfied? Do you have any tips for future students? I lived in the UTS student housing calledYura Muang, which is the biggest and most central of the UTS housing campuses. They havea great rooftop with a nice view over Sydney city and where people usually pre-party beforegoing out to clubs or bars. As mentioned before, I lived in a 6-share, where I met a lot ofnice people. Everyone had their own room and we had a shared kitchen, tv-room and 2 toi-lets/showers. There was also a cleaner included that came weekly to clean the common areasin our flat, which was great.
The location was great. I loved being close to everything. You had the whole city filled withpeople and action (even in middle of the night) right outside the building. I never felt reallylonely. Also, you were so close to university (only a few minutes) which made it easy to attendclasses. Also it was helpful when you needed to use the uni facilities such as as computersor printers. On the other hand, a negative part of the housing was for me maybe that Isometimes felt a little bit trapped in - in a big city, a high building and in your little room.I sometimes missed the green areas and space that I have in Uppsala. So if you like to havemore nature and space around you I would recommend to live a bit outside the city core,perhaps closer to the beaches.
Another negative part of the housing is for many people their strict rules and policies. Thereare rules and regulations about noise at night, social gatherings and overnight staying guests.They are quite strict and control this through video cameras in the corridors & common areasand there is a security guard sitting at the entrance to the building watching who comes in orgoes out of the building. But the rules were not a problem for me. People usually pre-partyat the rooftop as long as they are allowed and then they go to the clubs or to someones flatto continue more the party more quietly. The rules were sometimes also a good ”protection”if you had to work or sleep. I always felt safe and secure at the housing.
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Your finances
15. Describe the cost of living. Did you find CSN adequate? How was the rent in comparison toyour rent in Uppsala? Did you undertake part-time work in addition to your studies? Theaccommodation rent was extremely expensive in Sydney the double or more compared toUppsala and especially if you want to live close to the city central and have your own room.My rent was around 300 AUD/week (approx. 1800 kr/week) for the room in the UTS housing.If you are not picky you can still find cheaper alternatives - as shared rooms or further outfrom the city for around 150-120 AUD/week (approx. 700-800 kr/week). Otherwise I wouldsay that the cost of living was almost the same as in Sweden/Uppsala. Something were moreexpensive and other things were cheaper - so it evens out.
Free time
16. What did you do in your free time? Did the university arrange any special activities? Wherethere any activities specifically for exchange students? Were you happy with what was onoffer? The activities from the university was maybe not that many - mostly the events duringthe orientation week. But you can get engaged in some student clubs at UTS which mightopen more doors. The housing had continuous events and activities every week that you couldjoin if you liked to. For example parties, food or movie nights, organised trips or tours totourist attractions as Zoos, natural parks or beaches. Then we also had a planned some flatactivities.
In general Sydney is a city that has a lot to offer - nature & wildlife, sports, beaches, culture,food, nightlife etc. and a lot to see and travel. There is for sure something for everyone.
Also people around you are extremely helpful, friendly and happy which was great to be partof. I would say that the only negative thing with Sydney is the transportation. It is expensive,slow and enjoying. It is hard to get to the beaches and it can take up to an hour or morefrom the central to the beaches.
Your exchange on the whole
17. Please sum up your exchange experience. If you have any other tips for future exchangestudents, or any other comments feel free to include them here. In general, people in Australiaare extremely helpful, friendly and happy and the atmosphere is great. Sydney is also a greatcity that has everything - nature & wildlife, sports, beaches, culture, food, nightlife etc. anda lot to see and travel. I believe the only negative part of Sydney is the transportation, whichis a bit expensive, slow and enjoying.
Overall, my exchange year has been really great and I am so happy that I chose to study atUTS. During this year I have learnt so much, I have seen and experienced so many new thingsand I met so many great people and friends from all over the world. The year has probablybeen everything I expected and even more. The only hard part was maybe the distance tofriends and family in Sweden. But thanks to internet and Skype this was not such a bigproblem.
Approval
18. Your report will be available for future exchange students in printed form at the InternationalOffice and will be sent by email to individual students requesting it. Do you also approvethe publishing of your exchange report on Uppsala University’s website? Yes
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Utbytesrapport
University of Technology Sydney
Ella Gaddefors
Mitt namn är Ella och jag tillbringade vårterminen 2016 vid University of Technology (UTS) i Sydney. I Uppsala läser jag ekonomikandidatprogrammet och jag åkte på utbyte under min femte termin. Då jag läst litegrann utanför programmet tidigare, valde jag att inte tillgodoräkna mig min utbytestermin, utan istället använda mina tidigare poäng till min kandidatexamen. Men jag läste ändå kurser inom mitt studieområde vid UTS.
Studierna De kurser jag läste var:
- Management Skills En kurs som ligger som andra eller tredjeårskurs vid UTS och som har många praktiska inslag och spännande gästföreläsare. Under den terminen jag läste innehöll den ett större, eget projekt som jag tyckte var väldigt givande. - Understanding Organisations: Theory and Practice En kurs som ligger som andra eller tredjeårskurs vid UTS. Mycket repetition av de grundläggande organisationsteorierna, men också med fokus på att applicera dem på verkliga företag och situationer. - Transnational Management En kurs som ligger som andra eller tredjeårskurs vid UTS. Jag tyckte om den här kursen, den gav en bild av hur företag går från att verka i ett land, till att expandera utomlands. Vi fick läsa många casestudier och applicera teorier. - Managing People and Organisations En kurs som ligger som en av de första för förstaårsstudenter vid UTS. Denna kurs är en grundkurs och tar upp teorier inom ledarskap, HR, globalisering etc. Om du inte läst företagsekonomi tidigare är detta en bra kurs att börja med.
Trots att vissa kurser ligger som andra eller tredjeårskurser vid UTS, betyder det inte att de kan tillgodoräknas på den nivån vid Uppsala universitet. Det är därför viktigt att du stämmer av dina kurser med ditt hemuniversitet, om du vill kunna tillgodoräkna dig dem. Det finns dock ingen garanti att du får plats på de kurser du sökt, utan det beror på om UTS anser att du har de förkunskapskrav som krävs, samt om det finna lediga platser, då deras egna studenter har möjlighet att ”enrol” före utbytesstudenter. I början av terminen går det att göra en e-request, där du ber om att få byta mellan kurser, om du till exempel upptäcker att en kurs inte är något för dig, detta är dock endast möjligt i mån av plats. För mig löste det sig tillslut bra med mina kurser, men mitt intryck är att det var svårt att få läsa exakt de kurser man tänkt sig innan, vilket gör det lite riskabelt om man tänkt tillgodoräkna sig sina poäng. Vid UTS läser man alla fyra kurser parallellt (fyra kurser motsvarar heltidsstudier i Sverige). Jag upplevde att de innehåller fler, mindre moment/uppgifter/läxor, jämfört mot kurserna
vid Uppsala universitet. De flesta av mina kurser var också mer baserade på vetenskapliga artiklar och annat webbaserat material, än på kursböcker. Trots att det skiljer sig en del mot vad jag är van vid efter att ha pluggat i Sverige, tyckte jag att det var intressant att få prova ett annat sätt att studera. Jag kände inte att vi gick lika mycket på djupet som vid Uppsala universitet, och min uppmärksamhet var mer splittrad, då vi läste flera olika kurser samtidigt. Men det var överlag mer praktiska inslag, vilket jag tyckte om. Mina kurser bestod alla av en föreläsning och ett seminarium i veckan, det var alltså lite mer schemalagt än här i Uppsala. Under föreläsningarna var vi större grupper, runt 100 studenter, eller ibland mer, och under seminariumen omkring 30 studenter. Överlag tyckte jag att föreläsarna var engagerade och försökte göra sina föreläsningar intressanta att lyssna på. Relationen till lärarna var avslappnad, ungefär som här i Sverige. Bland mina seminarieledare hade jag några som jag gillade, men också några som var mindre bra. Mina kurser innehöll både grupparbeten, egna uppsatser, samt sluttentor. Men trots att det kändes stressigt i vissa perioder av deadlines och tentor, upplevde jag att nivån för godkänt var lägre än vid Uppsala universitet. De har ett annorlunda system vid UTS, som innebär att om du presterat bra på till exempel dina uppsatser, så behöver du inte få 50% på din tenta, utan en lägre procentsats kan räcka för att bli godkänd.
Mottagande och studentliv Innan den formella terminen startade anordnade universitet två veckors introduktion, som innehöll både praktisk information och sociala aktiviteter, så som BBQ och mingel med andra utbytesstudenter. Men de två veckorna var absolut inte fullspäckade med aktiviteter, utan det låg lite utspritt och du blir inte en del utav en speciell ”nollningsgrupp”, så som i Uppsala. Det är mer upp till dig själv att prata med och lära känna nya människor, men jag tyckte inte att det var något problem då de flesta utbytesstudenter är i samma sits och gärna vill knyta nya vänskapsband. Om du väljer att bo på UTS housing, som är boendet universitet ordnar, så arrangerar de fler aktiviteter för de boende, även innan de formella introduktionsveckorna. Mitt intryck är att många av de som bodde på skolan hade sina närmaste vänner där, medan de som valde att bo på andra sätt hittade vänner som inte heller bodde på UTS housing. Genom att arrangera sitt välkomnande lite annorlunda skulle UTS kunna hjälpa till att blanda dessa grupper mer, och kanske även göra det enklare att lära känna australiensiska studenter. Men jag tycker ändå att det gick väldigt bra att hitta vänner, även om jag inte bodde på universitets boende. Universitet har även olika studentföreningar, till exempel för ekonomistudenter, utbytesstudenter, om du vill engagera dig ideellt eller vara med i något av sportlagen. Under introduktionsveckorna finns en dag när alla föreningar är representerade på skolan och där du har möjlighet att bli medlem. Jag gick med i några föreningar, men var inte så aktiv i dem under terminen. Däremot brukade jag gå på ”Network café” som universitet anordnade en eftermiddag i veckan. Där samlades studenter över en kaffe och det var ett mysigt sätt att träffa nya människor.
Boende Jag valde att leta boende på plats, via Gumtree, som liknar Blocket. När jag kom fram till Sydney bodde jag min första vecka på ett hostel och gick på flera olika lägenhets- och husvisningar. I början kändes det stressigt att leta, men bostadsmarknaden i Australien är annorlunda mot här i Sverige och det går överlag fort att hitta ett boende, där du kan flytta in ganska omgående. Eftersom hyrorna i Sydney är mycket högre än här hemma, är det vanligt att man bor flera tillsammans. Jag bodde i ett eget rum, i ett hus i området Surry Hills, som jag delade med fyra andra. Surry Hills är ett jättemysigt område, det ligger centralt, men de flesta husen är lite lägre, vilket ger en känsla av att man kommer bort från det inre storstadstempot. Jag hade nära till en jättestor, vacker park som var väldigt trevlig att promenera eller springa i. Surry Hills har också många spännande och mysiga restauranger, barer och caféer att utforska. Jag är väldigt nöjd med mitt val av boende, det gav mig möjlighet att lära känna andra Sydneybor och ett nytt område, som inte låg mitt i centrum. Mitt intryck av UTS housing, från studenter som bodde där, var att det också var ett bra alternativ. Vad som passar dig bäst tror jag beror på vad du är ute efter och trivs med. Att hitta ett eget boende ger en utmaning i början, vilket kan kännas jobbigt, men det ger dig möjlighet att lära känna en större del av Sydney och även att hitta vänner utanför skolan, i form av housemates. UTS housing är ett tryggt alternativ och jag tror det passar dig som tycker om att ha mycket människor och liv och rörelse omkring dig, och att ha nära till skolan och det allra centralaste av Sydney.
Ekonomi Överlag så är Sydney en dyrare stad än Uppsala. Jag upplevde att det främst var bostadskostnaden och även en del av den mat jag åt ute som var dyrare. För mitt boende betalade jag 250 USD i veckan, vilket motsvarar ungefär 6 500 SEK per månad. Om du letar efter ett eget rum skulle jag säga att det låg mellan 250-350 USD i veckan, och om du kan tänka dig att dela rum kan du hitta ett billigare. Då jag bara var borta under en termin, så jobbade jag inte extra, utan hade möjlighet att ta från mina sparpengar och utnyttja tiden i Australien till aktiviteter, utflykter och resor. Det var svårt att få studiemedlet att räcka till, dels på grund av den högre hyran, men också för att vi åt mycket ute och gjorde mer saker, än jag normalt gör under en termin i Uppsala. Om du har möjlighet skulle jag därför rekommendera att försöka spara pengar inför ditt utbyte, ansöka om stipendier eller hitta ett arbete på plats. Du har möjlighet att jobba 20 timmar i veckan med ditt studentvisum, samt mer under loven. Mitt intryck var att det gick ganska enkelt att hitta ett extrajobb i Sydney, till exempel inom restaurangbranschen, eller på universitetsområdet i ett café eller liknande.
Fritid Sydney är en fantastisk stad och under min utbytestermin kände jag att jag blev mer och mer förälskad i den. Jag tycker inte Sydney känns som en superstor stad eller som en typisk storstad. Även om det finns höghus och storstadspuls, så rymmer den också så många olika
stadsdelar med sin egen karaktär. I Bondi, Manly och Coogee möts du av hav och stränder, i Newtown och Glebe av en uppsjö av second hand affärer och marknader och i Surry Hills finns alltid ett nytt frukostställe att prova. Sydneys befolkning kommer från många olika platser i världen, vilket jag tyckte om. Det finns bland annat en China town, där du kan hitta jättegod pad thai och dumplings och där de har en jättestor fruktmarknad varje vecka. Bara ett par timmar från Sydney finns två stora nationalparker, Blue Mountains och Royal National Park. De är båda väl värda ett eller flera besök och erbjuder fina leder att vandra och jättevacker natur och utkiksplatser. När det blev kyligare ute så passade vi även på att gå på muséer, Sydney har utställningar både med modern konst och mer klassisk konst och även konst gjord av ursprungsbefolkningen. För att försöka sammanfatta så är jag jätteglad att jag valde att åka på utbyte och väldigt lycklig att jag hamnade just i Sydney. Jag känner att utbytet gav mig möjlighet att utvecklas och växa i mig själv, då du ställs inför för nya utmaningar och situationer. Samtidigt som jag lärde känna fantastiskt fina människor som jag inte kommer släppa i första taget. Överlag är jag också nöjd med UTS som universitet, de kurser jag läste var intressanta och de lärare och den personal jag hade kontakt med var vänliga och tillmötesgående. Om du funderar på att söka utbyte skulle jag verkligen uppmuntra dig att göra det! jag tror det blir en spännande upplevelse oavsett vart i världen du hamnar, men jag gillade verkligen Australien och Sydney, så jag kan varmt rekommendera dig att söka dit. Om du har några frågor eller funderingar får du jättegärna mejla till mig: [email protected] Lycka till!
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