8. What subject area/s did you study during your exchange? (fråga 7: jag var där vt 2013) Engineering

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1 Person 51 Basic Information 1. Name Malin Wiborgh 2. address: 3. Exchange university University of Technology Sydney 4. City Sydney 5. Country Australia 6. First semester of your exchange Swedish spring semester (VT) 7. Academic year 2013/ What subject area/s did you study during your exchange? (fråga 7: jag var där vt 2013) Engineering 9. Level of studies at the exchange university Mixed undergrad/postgrad 10. What are you studying at Uppsala University? Civilingenjör - system i teknik och samhälle 11. How many years of study had you completed before going on exchange? 3,5 years 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... Jag läste: Italian Language and Culture 1, år 1, 8 cp &# hp, Road and Transport Engineering, år 4, 6 cp &#8776 7,5 hp, Introduction to the Built Environment, år 1, 6 cp &#8776 7,5 hp. På UTS har man ämnena under hela terminen, vanligtvis 4 st. En termin = 24 credit points, och då är de flesta kurser på 6 cp var men det finns på 8 eller 12 cp också. Jag som civilingenjör är van vid att läsa 3 ämnen samtidigt, så det var inget problem på så sätt. Det som var skönt var att kurserna just gick över hela terminen plus att det var ganska lite schemalagt (inte van vid). Läser man en kurs som är mer teknisk och som kanske innehåller labbar så blir det tätare i schemat. Vanligt med föreläsningar och seminarier, precis som på UU. Bra lärare. Extra omhändertagande när de vet att man är utbytesstudent. Relationen mellan lärare och student är väl ungefär samma som på UU. Generellt så är folk väldigt trevliga i Australien. Jag hade mest tenta-kurser. Men i t.ex. italienskan var det muntligt prov också, men det är väl precis som här hemma. Kraven är desamma tycker jag nog. Nivån och kvalitén är det ingen större skillnad på. Men som sagt, det skiljer sig från universitet, kurs osv. På UTS fanns det datorer i huvudbyggnaden. Datasalar vet jag inte om det fanns. Men UU är ju bra med att tillhandahålla datorer, iallafall på Ångström och Polacks. Vetenskapsområdet för medicin och farmaci, Uppsala universitet Sida 153 av??

2 Orientation and reception 13. Tell us about how it was to arrive and settle in. Fick välkomnande via mail och väl på plats var alla hjälpsamma och trevliga. Terminen inleddes med två veckors orientation där man själv kunde bestämma vad man ville gå på. Mitt tips där är att var med på så mycket som möjligt, då det är bra tillfällen att hitta nya vänner på. Det var information för internationella studenter, speed friending, diverse aktiviteter och ett International Cocktail Party t.ex. Accommodation 14. Describe your accommodation. What type of accommodation did you have, where you satisfied? Do you have any tips for future students? Jag bodde genom skolan och det var väldigt skönt att veta när man kom ner att man hade bostad. Några av mina kompisar sökte på plats och tillslut fick de ju boende men det krävde mer jobb. Kul att bo tillsammans med massa andra UTS-studenter! Jag bodde i en lägenhet med 3 andra. Man hade varsitt rum men delade resten, dvs toa, dusch, kök, vardagsrum, balkong osv. Mixat, dvs både tjejer och killar. Fick städning varje vecka i lgh utom rummen. Hade 5 min gång till skolan och det var verkligen lyxigt! Mitt tips är att bo genom skolan för det blir en härlig gemenskap. Your finances 15. Describe the cost of living. Did you find CSN adequate? How was the rent in comparison to your rent in Uppsala? Did you undertake part-time work in addition to your studies? Dyrare i Australien. Boendet kostade dubbelt så mkt som hemma, men inte så konstigt när det var i centrala Sydney heller. Av de kr man kan få av CSN med utlandslån och vanligt bidrag (en termin), så gick lite mer än hälften till hyran. Så bara studiemedel räckte inte utan man bör ha en hel del sparpengar. Man vill ju kunna passa på och resa runt när man har chansen och det ska man verkligen göra tycker jag! Så mycket det bara går. Priser på kläder och mat ute var dyrare än hemma. Jag betalade ca 6800 kr i månaden för boendet och då hade jag ett rum på kanske 12 kvm, men allt funkade bra. Värt pengarna då det var så nära till skolan och stan, och man får acceptera att det är dyrare bara. Jag jobbade inte extra. Hade jag varit kvar ett år hade det väl varit bra att jobba lite. Det är ju en otroligt bra erfarenhet. Men jag fokuserade på skolan och att göra roliga saker. Utbytet var till för att njuta av livet. Free time 16. 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? Försökte passa på att njuta av stränderna. Umgicks mycket med vänner och lagade mat, ibland ut och åt, gå ut, gå på stan osv. Det fanns över hundra klubbar att gå med i och engagera sig i på skolan. Perfekt sätt att träffa folk och de anordnar event. Jag var med i en utbytesklubb, ingenjörsklubb, fäktningsklubb, så det fanns saker att göra och folk att träffa, vilket var kul. Genom utbytesklubben så var det en del event (sittning, utflykt, yoga t.ex.). Även i samband med orientation week så anordnades det aktiviteter under hela terminen. Vetenskapsområdet för medicin och farmaci, Uppsala universitet Sida 154 av??

3 Your exchange on the whole 17. Please sum up your exchange experience. If you have any other tips for future exchange students, or any other comments feel free to include them here. Bland det bästa jag har gjort i mitt liv. Man lär sig otroligt mycket att klara sig själv i ett nytt land, att ta sig fram på ett annat språk och bli bättre på det, att träffa folk från hela världen och få ta del av deras erfarenheter, att resa runt och se och uppleva underbara saker och få nya nära vänner. Leva livet. Och i efterhand inse vad du faktiskt har varit med om och klarat av. Approval 18. Your report will be available for future exchange students in printed form at the International Office and will be sent by 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? Please tell us a little bit about the picture/s. Går bara att lägga upp 1 fil?... Jag har 8 till så maila mig så får ni dem. MW 01 : UTS huvudbyggnad. UTS motto: Think. Change. Do. 27 våningar mitt i stan. 21. Publishing of pictures I approve of my pictures being published and used in Uppsala University s marketing of international exchanges Thank you for submitting your exchange report! Vetenskapsområdet för medicin och farmaci, Uppsala universitet Sida 155 av??

4 Person 74 Basic Information 1. Name Martin Hjälm Wallborg 2. address: 3. Exchange university University of Technology Sydney 4. City Sydney 5. Country Australia 6. First semester of your exchange Swedish spring semester (VT) 7. Academic year 2013/ What subject area/s did you study during your exchange? Engineering/IT 9. Level of studies at the exchange university Undergraduate 10. What are you studying at Uppsala University? Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering 11. How many years of study had you completed before going on exchange? 1,5 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... I can only speak for the engineering faculty and it was quite different from in Uppsala. More focus on mandatory assignments during the semesters which resultet in a heavy workload. Good for learning but not so good for social life. Uppsala is more focused on the final exams, and the exams are important at UTS as well. But the difference is that whereas your exam score will be your subject score in Uppsala, the exams only account for one part of your final grade (usually 50%) at UTS. So even if you score 100% on the final exam, you will just pass the subject, therefore doing well in the assignments is critical. Teacher - student relationship is similar to Uppsala. The general quality of the courses was good and students are generally better prepared prior to lectures etc. Orientation and reception 13. Tell us about how it was to arrive and settle in. Nothing to complain about. Everything was well sorted. Vetenskapsområdet för medicin och farmaci, Uppsala universitet Sida 215 av??

5 Accommodation 14. Describe your accommodation. What type of accommodation did you have, where you satisfied? Do you have any tips for future students? I had three different accomodations: January - June: Student housing on campus in a shared apartment. Pros: Convenient (close to uni and close to the CBD), easy and safe to arrange prior to departure from Sweden, serious staff (janitors, security etc). Cons: Boring apartments, usually very young and immature flatmates, anal security (can t bring friends over without talking to security first etc), you only meet other students June - January: Two different private apartments in Manly and Freshwater. Pros: Everything - close to the beach, cheaper, apartments that doesn t look like the hallway of a hostpital, you get friends from all different backgrounds Cons: Not as close to uni (but you can get a private apartment in the CBD as well), not something you arrange prior to departure because of scams etc. Check gumtree.com.au for shared flats. Post a looking for accomodation ad and you will get replies from people who want to share their apartment or rent out a room. By far the best option. Rent IS expensive in Sydney, get used to it. Everyone wants to live there so it s just a matter of accepting it. Your finances 15. Describe the cost of living. Did you find CSN adequate? How was the rent in comparison to your rent in Uppsala? Did you undertake part-time work in addition to your studies? Rent for accomodation: I payed A$ /week, all bills included. Thats roughly SEK /month, so cost of housing is about twice as much as in Uppsala, depending on your standars. You could get away with less than A$200 per week if you lower your Swedish standars significantly. Shopping for food at supermarkets: About the same, some things are cheaper and some are more expensive. Beef is generally a lot cheaper compared to Sweden. A$5/kg for minced beef as an example. Nightlife: Buying a beer at a pub is cheaper compared to in Sweden, between A$5 and 8 for a pint of a standard lager beer. So pretty much the same as the nations in Uppsala. But you could spend huge amaounts of money when you go out if you want to, Sydney is a city with many options depending on what you re after. CSN: You can have a decent life with just CSN. You will recieve roughly SEK a month from them and that is enough. BUT, when you re overseas on an exchange you are going to want to spend a bit more compared to your avarage semester in Uppsala. The weather, people and the general vibe will trick you into thinking that you re on vacation and your wallet will tranform into vacation-mode. So I would recommend to bring some extra fun-money to make your stay more enjoyable. Cooking spagetti bolognese 7 days a week and bring lunch boxes everyday is not something that you re going to want to spend your time on. It s also recommended to do some trips on uni-holidays etc. I had a part-time job during my second semester which allowed me to travel around Indonesia for a month during the winter holidays (July-August). Vetenskapsområdet för medicin och farmaci, Uppsala universitet Sida 216 av??

6 Free time 16. 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? There are lots of different clubs that arrange activities all the time but I did not attend any of them so I can t really say much about them. I spent my first semester mostly with other exchange students from Uppsala. We explored the city, had dinners and went out partying, went to the beach, went to sport events such as rugby and aussie rules football, did a few weekend trips around Sydney and a lot more. My second semester was more chill since I knew the city better. As I lived close to the beach I spent lots of time there surfing, swimming, tanning, running and generally enjoyed what I think is best about Sydney and Australia. Sydney is such a speacial city that has so much to offer. The laidback beach-life combined with the big-city vibe with lots of bars, restaurants and clubs (it takes some time to find the best ones though, don t fall for the most obvious options). Different neighborhoods are good for different things, here are a few: Pubs, bars and restaurants: Surry Hills, Bondi, Manly, The Rocks (a few in CBD as well). Beachlife: Manly, Bondi, Coogee, Palm Beach Clubs: CBD Strolling around: Glebe, Newtown, The Rocks, Sorry Hills Good daytrips: Hunter Valley Wine District, Blue Mountains, Palm Beach. Your exchange on the whole 17. Please sum up your exchange experience. If you have any other tips for future exchange students, or any other comments feel free to include them here. Hands down the best year of my life! Approval 18. Your report will be available for future exchange students in printed form at the International Office and will be sent by 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? Please tell us a little bit about the picture/s Publishing of pictures I approve of my pictures being published only in this exchange report (web/printed) Thank you for submitting your exchange report! Vetenskapsområdet för medicin och farmaci, Uppsala universitet Sida 217 av??