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Person 137 Basic Information 1. Name Anna Strandberg Mäkitalo 2. Exchange university University of Edinburgh 3. City Edinburgh 4. Country United Kingdom 5. First semester of your exchange Swedish autumn semester (HT) 6. Academic year 2011/12 7. Level of studies at the exchange university Undergraduate 8. What are you studying at Uppsala University? Programme for Clinical Dietitians 9. How many years of study had you completed before going on exchange? 3 Studies 10. Write one or more paragraphs describing the following: The dierences between Uppsala University and the exchange. What were the teachers like? The relationship between teachers and students. Examinations. The academic level and quality of your courses. Access to computers. Studying at University of Edinburgh was a bit dierent compared to studying at Uppsala university. The lectures were shorter, about 50 minutes and I took three courses that ran simultaneously every semester. At rst if felt a bit like being back in high school but it was easy to get used to. In total I had 7-8 lectures and 1-2 tutorials every week. I took rst year courses in Psychology, Scottish history, Health and Society and Spanish during my exchange. The classes in some of my courses consisted of 100-300 students which meant that the student-teacher relationship could be quite anonymous. In my opinion, the level of education was good but quite basic. I thought that many of the teachers held a high standard during lectures, especially in my Psychology class where most lecturers had done some or quite a lot of research in their respective eld of study. Taking three courses simultaneously meant writing three essays or doing some other form of course work during the semester, plus writing three exams at the end of the semester. It may sound like a lot of work, but if you plan your time you will have no trouble coping with it. My impression is that getting a passing grade (D) is not very dicult, but if you are aiming for an A you have to be prepared to spend a lot of time studying, and to collect information from a wide range of sources. There are plenty of computers in the Main Library and also quite a few in the smaller libraries, for example the Moray House Library. Nonetheless, having your own laptop is really the best way to study. Orientation and reception 11. Write one or more paragraphs describing the following: How you were welcomed as an exchange student. Orientation, information, activities. I was welcomed in a nice way as an

exchange student when I arrived in September. The International Student Centre had some activities planned that one could sign up for and the International Oce arranged a information and mingle meeting before the start of the semester. Before I arrived in Edinburgh I was allocated a Director of Studies, a person who was there to help with any questions and issues regarding my academic situation. I met him before the start of the semester to get enrolled in my courses. It felt very reassuring to have a specic contact person to turn to with any queries. Every September, before the start of the academic year, Edinburgh University Student Association arranges 'Fresher's week' with loads of activities for new students to participate in. Many of these activities were for free, but not all of them. On the whole, I think there was a lot of nice things going on for students when I arrived in Edinburgh in September. Accommodation 12. Write one or more paragraphs describing your accommodation. What type of accommodation did you have, where you satised? Do you have any tips for future students? I shared a privately owned at located in Old Town with two other girls. We found it on gumtree.com which is a good place to start looking for a place to live you if decide not to stay in accommodation arranged by the university. Our rent was quite high ( 1200/month), but I'm really glad I decided to live in a private at and I can really recommend living in Old Town. It's close to the university, not more than a 15-20 minutes walk to George Square and the Main Library, plus, you live surrounded by historical buildings. Our at was also close to the Student Gym, Hollyrood Park (and Arthur's Seat), Princess Street and New Town. Your finances 13. Write one or more paragraphs describing the cost of living. Did you nd CSN adequate? How was the rent in comparison to your rent in Uppsala? Did you undertake part-time work in addition to your studies? I paid 400 pounds per month for my room which is about 100 pounds more than I pay for my accommodation in Uppsala. The cost for gas and electricity was not included in the rent and was around 50 pounds per person each month. Prices in supermarkets were pretty similar to those in Sweden when considering the exchange rate. The cost of living was higher in Edinburgh than in Sweden, mostly due to a higher rent. The money from CSN together with the Erasmus scholarship gave me enough funds to get me through the year without having to use any savings to pay bills and such. I did not undertake any part-time work during my time in Edinburgh. Free time 14. What did you do in your free time? Did the university arrange any special activities? Where there any activities specically for exchange students? Were you happy with what was on oer? There are a lot of things to do in your spare time if you are a student at the university of Edinburgh. There are plenty of societies and sport clubs to join. Among others I joined the Hill Walking Club which is a sports club. Going on their trips is a really good way to get to know the Scottish landscape a little better. I can really recommend it if you like spending a day or weekend outdoors. The International Student Centre also arranged aordable events and day trips throughout the year, for example trips to nearby towns, historical sites and other interesting attractions. I joined them for a castle trip and a whiskey distillery trip. I spent a lot of my spare time going to the gym, walking in Hollyrood Park and the city, hanging out with friends, often meeting them for something to eat or drink. There are a lot

of nice pubs and restaurants in Edinburgh and prices are generally lower than in Sweden, especially when it comes to beverages. Your exchange on a whole 15. 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. Living and studying in a dierent country has been quite an experience. It gave me an opportunity to try out new things, improve my English and to get to know people from dierent countries. On of the things that I liked most with my exchange was the ability to learn more about the Scottish culture, country and landscape. Edinburgh is a city full of history but at the same time it is quite a modern city with a lot of nice shops, restaurants, bars and coee shops. Even though it is not a very big city there are plenty of things to do and see. For me, it was the perfect city to go on exchange to. The only negative with going to Edinburgh was the trouble me and my atmates had with the Council Tax which students are exempt from. We received many bills from the City Council of Edinburgh despite having proved that we were students. In the end we did not need to pay more than 35 pounds each, but getting those bills throughout the year was not very pleasant. We also had some trouble with getting our broadband installed and the rst two months of our stay we had to live more or less without access to internet. We chose O2 as our broadband supplier and I would not recommend them. Approval 16. Do you approve the publishing of your exchange report on Uppsala University's website? Yes When you are done press Submit. You will then be asked to conrm that you want to submit your answers. Press OK. Thank you for replying to this survey - your input is greatly appreciated.

Person 38 Basic Information 1. Name Jonas Wennström Löfvenberg 2. Exchange university The University of Edinburgh 3. City Edinburgh 4. Country UK 5. First semester of your exchange Swedish autumn semester (HT) 6. Academic year 2011/12 7. Level of studies at the exchange university Undergraduate 8. What are you studying at Uppsala University? Filosofi 9. How many years of study had you completed before going on exchange? 3 Studies 10. Write one or more paragraphs describing the following: The differences between Uppsala University and the exchange. What were the teachers like? The relationship between teachers and students. Examinations. The academic level and quality of your courses. Access to computers. Skillnaden mellan universiteten märks på flera sätt. Dels rent geografisk. Edinburgh Uni ligger samlat mycket nära stadskärnan och är inte utspritt på samma vis som i Uppsala. Eftersom det är vanligt att börja studera tidigare än i Sverige så kändes studenterna väldigt unga. Nivån på undervisningen var hög och alla institutioner var väldigt måna om att organisationen fungerade. En annan tydlig skillnad är att läser alla ämnen parallellt och därför har alla tentor och uppsatsinlämningar nästan samtidigt. För den som har en bärbar dator finns det WiFi i alla universitetets lokaler. Orientation and reception 11. Write one or more paragraphs describing the following: How you were welcomed as an exchange student. Orientation, information, activities. Välkomnandet och informationen var rigorös och lättillgänglig. De är vana att handskas med utbytesstudenter och alla föreningar välkomnar utländska studenter. Accommodation 12. Write one or more paragraphs describing your accommodation. What type of accommodation did you have, where you satisfied? Do you have any tips for future students? Jag hyrde ett rum i andra hand av tre tyska utbytesstudenter mitt emot universitetet. ag hade inget planerat när jag kom till Edinburgh, bara hostel bokat. Det tog en vecka att hitta boende och flytta in. Min uppfattning är att det var lätt att hitta boende. Jag tror att det bästa sättet är att hitta två-tre andra personer och dela på en lägenhet redan för leta lägenhet.

Your finances 13. Write one or more paragraphs describing 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? Jag bodde i den fulaste lägenhet jag någonsin varit i, men den låg bra till, så det var OK. CSN + ERASMUS räcker gott, allt är billigare än i Uppsala. Free time 14. 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? Det fanns mycket att göra, både i studentföreningar och i form av uteliv. Värt att nämna är att man ändå har mindre tid än vad man först tror om man läser kurser på högre nivå. Jag har aldrig studerat så mycket som jag gjorde i Edinburgh. Your exchange on a whole 15. 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. Att studera en termin i Edinburgh var en underbart roligt och mycket lärorikt. Åk till Edinburgh! Approval 16. Do you approve the publishing of your exchange report on Uppsala University s website? Yes

Person 53 Basic Information 1. Name Johanna Viberg 2. Exchange university University of Edinburgh 3. City Edinburgh 4. Country Scotland, United Kingdom 5. First semester of your exchange Swedish autumn semester (HT) 6. Academic year 2011/12 7. Level of studies at the exchange university Undergraduate 8. What are you studying at Uppsala University? Human Resource Management 9. How many years of study had you completed before going on exchange? 2,5 Studies 10. Write one or more paragraphs describing the following: The differences between Uppsala University and the exchange. What were the teachers like? The relationship between teachers and students. Examinations. The academic level and quality of your courses. Access to computers. since you are studying all your courses at the same time, it was pretty stressful before you got used to that. the level wasn t that difficult it was just a lot of reading and a lot to think about with 3 courses at the same time. if you studied in the weekdays you could definately be off on weeknights and weekends. however, the end of the semester was a pain in the ass since all the examns were at the same time. the qualaity was very good! they felt very up to date and relevent. my teachers were also very good. if i had questions about the course i could just email them and they were very helpful. the tutors were also a great support. Orientation and reception 11. Write one or more paragraphs describing the following: How you were welcomed as an exchange student. Orientation, information, activities. the welcoming was excellent! there were lots of activities and meetings for exchange students and freshers. everyone had their own director of studies so they helped you with the academic stuff, and the international student centre helped you with everything regarding your exchange. freshers week was a big happening with lots of activities from a tour of the campus to parties at night. Accommodation 12. Write one or more paragraphs describing your accommodation. What type of accommodation did you have, where you satisfied? Do you have any tips for future students? i lived in a private flat that we got from gumtree.com. i was very satisfied! we got our apartment after like 3 days but you should count on 5-7 days. people staying at a school accomodation are usually freshers (17-18 yrs) and cost about the same as private ones. i definately recommend to get a private accomodation!

Your finances 13. Write one or more paragraphs describing 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? edinburgh is cheaper than sweden, the only thing more expensive is living. i think csn and the erasmus scholarship was adequate. the rent was almost the double as here in uppsala, but we decided to get a nicer but a little bit more expensive apt for 400 pounds. the rent is usually 300-400 pounds per month. no i didn t undertale any part-time work in addition to my studies but i had save up some money during the summer. that felt needed since you want to travel alot and do alot more than you do in uppsala. but groceries and eating and drinking out are much cheaper. there were a lot of student discounts in the city. Free time 14. 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? the international student centre had trips every weekend to different places in scotland and england. i went on one which was very good. other than that did the school have a gym that was very good. it was very cheap, big and had lots of classes! edinburgh also has alot of societies that you can join. i only joined one, photo sociey, that was pretty good. Your exchange on a whole 15. 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. my experience was very good and i definately recommend people to go to edinburgh! the city was so beautiful with lots of historic attractions and i liked that campus was located in the city so your were really living in a city with all the excitment. the university had lots of activites for students and lots of information for visiting students. you could really feel the culture of scotland: bagpipes were playing around town, guys in kilts, pubs with haggis and lots of dancing of the folkdance ceilidh! Approval 16. Do you approve the publishing of your exchange report on Uppsala University s website? Yes

Person 7 Basic Information 1. Name Anna Persson 2. Exchange university University of Edinburgh 3. City Edinburgh 4. Country Scotland 5. First semester of your exchange Swedish autumn semester (HT) 6. Academic year 2011/12 7. Level of studies at the exchange university Undergraduate 8. What are you studying at Uppsala University? Juristprogrammet 9. How many years of study had you completed before going on exchange? 3 Studies 10. Write one or more paragraphs describing the following: The dierences between Uppsala University and the exchange. What were the teachers like? The relationship between teachers and students. Examinations. The academic level and quality of your courses. Access to computers. Jag läser juridik vid Uppsala och har gjort det i 3 år, den linjen jag läser innebär ofta ett högt studietempo och därför valde jag att läsa första- och andraårskurser för att få en paus från ovanstående. Jag läste ganska blandade kurser, vissa långt från mitt eget studieområde som t.ex. arkeologi. Hemifrån är jag mer van vid självstudier medan i Edinburgh skulle jag säga att det är 50/50, mer föreläsningar än jag är van vid men ungefär samma mängd seminarier. På föreläsningarna var vi alltid helklass men seminariegrupperna var ganska små, som mest 12 personer. Jag tycker båda studiesystemen fungerar bra men det var väldigt bra att ha mer föreläsningar samt mindre seminariegrupper språkligt sett och man får även bättre kontakt med seminarielärarna. En nackdel jag upplevde vid Edinburgh (som ett internationellt universitet) var dock att många av mina föreläsare/en seminarielärare inte var från Storbritannien och deras bristfälliga engelska gjorde det svårt att förstå dom många gånger. Under terminen har man, beroende på kurs, vissa skriftliga uppgifter som kommer räknas in i ens slutliga betyg och sedan i ca 3-4 veckor i slutet av terminen är det en tentaperiod. Det kan kännas som det blir väldigt mycket i slutet av terminen framförallt när tentorna kan hamna hursomhelst, men oftast är tentorna relativt lika föregående års tentor och är inte svårare än de uppgifter man har haft under året. För mig var det dock nytt att ha closed book exams eftersom jag är van vid att vi får ta med oss material till tentan. Generellt tycker jag att undervisningen vid Edinburgh var bra och att det ligger på minst lika hög nivå som vid Uppsala. Orientation and reception 11. Write one or more paragraphs describing the following: How you were welcomed as an exchange student. Orientation, information, activities. Mottagandet vid Edinburgh är verkligen jättebra! Terminen börjar med en veckas aktiviteter för alla nya elever och det inbegriper allt från turer av universitetet, diverse aktiviteter med internationella kansliet samt

pub/partykvällar. Vid Edinburgh blir man även tilldelad en DoS ( Director of studies ) och den personen hjälper till med alla frågor du kan tänkas ha angående dina kurser osv. och om du känner att det är en kurs du inte vill läsa efter att alla kurser redan börjat har du möjlighet att byta kurser under de första veckorna av terminen. Ett hett tips är att gå på de dagar som arrangeras av föreningarna som nns vid universitetet, det nns ett väldigt brett urval och man kan prova på det mesta! Framförallt är det ett bra sätt att lära känna andra studenter. Accommodation 12. Write one or more paragraphs describing your accommodation. What type of accommodation did you have, where you satised? Do you have any tips for future students? Jag började leta boende innan jag åkte till Edinburgh och vi var tre studenter från Uppsala som valt att dela boende tillsammans. Det var ganska skönt att redan ha några lägenhetsvisningar att gå på när vi kom på plats. En sida som är väldigt bra att kolla på är gumtree.co.uk, oavsett om man vill hyra lägenhet eller bo som inneboende hos andra studenter. Vi hittade ganska snabbt en lägenhet väldigt centralt i Edinburgh som vi hyrde av två privatpersoner. Det kan vara lite krångligt med boende utomlands och vi hade till en början problem med att få t.ex. internet installerat, få värmen att fungera osv. men det mesta ordnade sig tillslut och vi har haft det väldigt bra i vår lägenhet. En sak man bör vara medveten om, i vart fall i Edinburgh, är att oavsett vem du ringer så kommer dom alltid säga något till dig, det behöver dock inte alltid vara rätt svar! Your finances 13. Write one or more paragraphs describing the cost of living. Did you nd CSN adequate? How was the rent in comparison to your rent in Uppsala? Did you undertake part-time work in addition to your studies? Kostnaderna i Skottland är ganska lika de vi har hemma i Sverige. Hyran är dock något dyrare än vad man som student är van vid, vi betalade 400 pund i kall-hyra men då betalade vi för läget och kvaliteten på lägenheten också. CSN täcker de mesta av kostnaderna bra, speciellt då man får mer per månad än hemma. Vill man göra många resor kanske man får bidra med lite extrapengar själv. Jag öppnade ett bankkonto som jag förde över pengar till i början av varje termin och då behöver man inte heller bry sig om eventuella valutaförändringar och andra transaktionskostnader. Free time 14. What did you do in your free time? Did the university arrange any special activities? Where there any activities specically for exchange students? Were you happy with what was on oer? Som jag nämnde ovan nns det mycket föreningar vid universitetet och det är bara att hänga med på det man tycker verkar kul. Jag gick t.ex. med i Photosociety och provade även på rodd ett tag (men dom tränade lite väl mycket!). Det nns även ett väldigt bra gym för studenter före endast 100 pund/året. Den internationella gruppen som arrangerar aktiviteter för utbytesstudenter är också väldigt bra och genom deras facebook-sida får man info om alla aktiviteter! Edinburgh som stad är superhärlig och det nns mycket att se och göra. Några tips är att vandra upp för Arthurs seat (samt dricka en öl på toppen för det är du värd!), gå på bio vid Omni centre (du kommer aldrig vilja gå på bio hemma igen) samt hitta Grassmarket (och din favorit pub!).

Your exchange on a whole 15. 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. Mitt utbytesår har varit en otroligt bra upplevelse och precis det jag ville att det skulle vara, en paus från studierna här hemma och en chans att prova på något nytt. Under året har jag lärt känna många härliga människor och jag väl väldigt glad att jag valde just Edinburgh. En bra investering är dock ett stabilt paraply, inte för att det regnar lika mycket som alla säger utan för att det blåser mer än alla säger! Approval 16. Do you approve the publishing of your exchange report on Uppsala University's website? Yes When you are done press Submit. You will then be asked to conrm that you want to submit your answers. Press OK. Thank you for replying to this survey - your input is greatly appreciated.

Person 61 Basic Information 1. Name Klara Helmbold 2. Exchange university University of Edinburgh 3. City Edinburgh 4. Country United Kingdom 5. First semester of your exchange - 6. Academic year 2011/12 7. Level of studies at the exchange university Undergraduate 8. What are you studying at Uppsala University? Behavioral sciense 9. How many years of study had you completed before going on exchange? 2 Studies 10. Write one or more paragraphs describing the following: The dierences between Uppsala University and the exchange. What were the teachers like? The relationship between teachers and students. Examinations. The academic level and quality of your courses. Access to computers. I Uppsala har jag läst beteendevetenskap men under mitt utbyte, mitt andra år på utbildningen, läste jag främst kurser inom ekonomi på andra års nivå. Kurserna som ma väljer innan man ska åka har mindre betydelse, istället ändra de esta sina kurser och valde om när man kom dit, då kan man få en bättre förklaring av vad kurserna handlar om och hur svåra de är etc. Dessutom har de en hop-on hop-o period på två veckor där man kan hoppa av och börja en ny kurs om man inte trivs. På University of Edinburgh läser man tre ämnen per termin, vilket innebär att kurserna är mindre än i Sverige, detta ger en chans att prova på ämnen som man är intersserad av utan att behöva slösa en hel termin på det. Jag läste därför English literatur, Business och Organisatinal studies första terminen och Business, History of art och Marketing andra terminen. Kurserna är antingen ett år eler en termin men som utbytes student kan man välja att bara läsa en termin av kurser som egentligen sträcker sig över ett år. Jag trivdes jättebra med mina val av kurser och det var jätteroligt att prova på lite olika ämnen. Jag läste främst andra årskurser och det funkar bra även om man inte läst ämnet alls innan, då första årskurserna är väldigt basic. Över lag tycker jag inte att varken tentorna, som alltid är i slutet på terminen, eller andra uppgifter var speciellt svåra, det man ska tänka på dock är att alla kurser slutar samtidigt så det blir ganska stressigt vid exam period i slutet av året/terminen. Dock var alla kurser väldigt bra är mycket mer heltäckande och tar upp mycket mer än vad Uppsaa universitet gör. I min kurs i Mareting gick vi igenom fem er modeller än motsvarande kurs skulle gjort i Uppsala, och då är kurserna i Edinburgh som sagt mycket mindre. Skolans bibliotek är väldigt stort med mycket utrymme att sitta och plugga på, de har fem plan bara för det. Det nns gott om datorer över hela skolområdet och skrivbord där man kan sitta själv med sin lap top. Över lag mycket bättre utrymmen än Uppsala.

Orientation and reception 11. Write one or more paragraphs describing the following: How you were welcomed as an exchange student. Orientation, information, activities. När jag först kom till Edinburgh ck jag ett väldigt varmt välkommnande, skolan anordnar träar för utbytesstudenter redan innan introduktionsveckan börjar, sedan anordnas massa fräar för utbytesstudenter genom olika societies regelbundet under terminen. Det första som hände när skolan börjat var att jag ck träa en så kallad DoS, som är doktor inom det ämnesområde som man studerar inom. Han eller hon möter man för att de sa kunna ge vägledning i ens kursval och berätta lite om hur det fungerar med studier på skolan. Min DoS var jättebra och kunde ge väldigt handfasta val i vad han tyckte att jag borde lägga till på min utbilning för att komma dit jag ville. På skolan nns även ett International Oce som är väldigt hjälpsamma med allt inom skolan. Första veckan är freshers week, en into vecka för alla nya studenter. Då pressenteras alla societies och sportklubbar, man kan gå massa guidade turer och utykter och framför allt massa massa fest och chansen att täa mycket nya männiksor. Det var verkligen ett helt perfekt mottagande. Accommodation 12. Write one or more paragraphs describing your accommodation. What type of accommodation did you have, where you satised? Do you have any tips for future students?boende kan vara lite knepigt i början, om man läser ett år kan man genom skolan få boende på campus. Jag känner många som bodde så och alla trivdes olika, det man dock ska tänka på är att det bara är första års elever som bor så och de kan vara väldigt barnsliga och många vet ingenting om hur man städar, lagar mat eller diskar. Jag valde att leta boende när jag kom dit istället, det kan man göra via en hemida som heter Gumthree och som är lite som blocket, man ringer på utlagda annonser. Det gick väldigt smidiag att hitta via dom, även om det gäller att ha is i magen. Jag hittade boende efter fem dagar, och ck hyra en fyra som var hur n som hellst med en tysk tjej, vi valde sen att hyra ut två rum så jag bodde med en amerikan och en spansk tjej också. Vi blev som en liten familj och jag trives fruktansvärt bra med dom! Jag rekomenderar verkligen att försöka hitta boende så man kan bo med folk från olika delar av världen, det är en underbar erfarahet och så himla kul! Jag vet att det är läskigt att åka till ett främmande and ch inte ha boede men alla jag åkte ner med, vi var sju från Uppsala som åkte samtidigt, hade boende inom en vecka, och innan jag hittade ck jag bo med några av dom, så man kan alltid hjälpa varandra. Your finances 13. Write one or more paragraphs describing the cost of living. Did you nd CSN adequate? How was the rent in comparison to your rent in Uppsala? Did you undertake part-time work in addition to your studies? Hyrorna i Edinbugh kan variera ganska mycket, jag bodde i ett litet box room och betelade därför bara 210 per månad, men de esta betalade ca 320, för ett bra rum i en lägenhet relativt centralt. Över lag är prierna på mat, kläder, alkohol och resande billigare än i Sverige och jag gjorde inte ens av med hela mitt studiestöd. Men hyrorna kan vara ganska höga oc på det kommer gas räkningar, så försök att hitta boenden som inte är allt för dyra.

Free time 14. What did you do in your free time? Did the university arrange any special activities? Where there any activities specically for exchange students? Were you happy with what was on oer? Nåt jag verkligen rekomenderar är att gå med i olika societies eller sport clubs på skolan. Det nns över 250 societies och utöver det massor av sport klubbar, det nns verkligen ett för varje intresse. Det är ett jättebra sätt at träa folk på och det är verkligen jättekul. Man kan engagera sig i allt från choklad, whisky, eller öl, till Hillwalking, eller mer akademiska som litteratur. Man kan vara med precis så mycket som man vill och det nns sällan några krav på vad man måste göra. Jag gick med i Segelyging, och ck lära mig det vilket var jättespännande, Konst, Exchange 360, som annordnar massa events, fester och utykter för utbytes studenter, samt två mer akademiska Edinburgh apprentice och Fresh Sight, som hjälper välgörenhets organisationer. Jag träade massa vänner där och ck lära mig väldigt mycket men hade samtidigt otroligt kul, så gå med! Your exchange on a whole 15. 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. Edinburgh var ett av de bästa åren i mitt liv, jag har lärt mig så otoligt mycket av at bo i ett främmande land och eftersom alla pratar engelska kan man verkligen komma in i staden och känna sig som en del av den, vilket var en väldigt häftig känsla. Jag rekoenderar alla att åka dit, det är en otroligt vacker stad, underbara männikor och ett vädigt, väldigt bra universitet. Jag träade folk där som jag vet att jag kommer känna resten av livet och jag planerar redan på när jag ska åka tillbaka igen och hälsa på. Jag har inget jag skulle ha viljat ändra på, det var ett helt perfekt utbytes år och jag trivdes otroligt bra! Approval 16. Do you approve the publishing of your exchange report on Uppsala University's website? Yes When you are done press Submit. You will then be asked to conrm that you want to submit your answers. Press OK. Thank you for replying to this survey - your input is greatly appreciated.