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Evaluation incoming exchange students vt 2015

1. I have been at Chalmers...*

Autumn semester»		1		1%
Spring semester»		36		42%
Autumn and Spring semester»		48		56%

Genomsnitt: 2.55

2. What exchange programme do you belong to?

Erasmus»		68		80%
Bilateral agreement (World wide, Terzio)»		4		4%
Unitech»		0		0%
Norden (Nordplus)»		2		2%
Double master degree»		5		5%
Other»		4		4%
Don"t know»		2		2%

Genomsnitt: 1.72

3. What is your field of study?

84 svarande

Architecture»		8		9%
Computer engineering»		3		3%
Electrical engineering»		8		9%
IT engineering»		2		2%
Civil engineering»		11		13%
Industrial engineering and management»		4		4%
Design engineering»		0		0%
Mechanical engineering»		17		20%
Automations/Mechatronics engineering»		3		3%
Physics Engineering»		7		8%
Mathematics»		3		3%
Chemical engineering»		5		5%
Bio engineering»		2		2%
Materials engineering»		5		5%
Other»		6		7%

Genomsnitt: 7.58

4. How satisified are you with the information you received from Chalmers before the exchange?

84 svarande

1»		0		0%
2»		1		1%
3»		8		9%
4»		42		50%
5»		33		39%
Don"t know»		0

Genomsnitt: 4.27

- I didnt know the courses details in Chalmers .» (2)
- I was supposed to work on my thesis in the 2nd semester but that was not possible. I was not allowed to have any supervisor as an exchange student. That was an unpleasant surprise especially because was not what was told to me when I asked last summer about the possibility to do it in Chalmers. » (3)
- More information on the lack of accommodation in Gothenburg would"ve been useful.» (3)
- Not much help for the acomodation. Otherwise, good.» (4)
- I would have liked a bit more information about different possibilities to look for housing, like boplats, sgs and blocker.» (4)
- missed some info about classes, especially the planning» (4)
- I took part in a research exchange in the group of Kasper Moth-Poulsen (applied chemistry). Kasper and other members of the group were very helpful and provided me with all the info I needed before arrival » (5)
- All really complete» (5)

5. How did you enjoy the welcome activities?

83 svarande

1»		1		1%
2»		0		0%
3»		6		7%
4»		32		40%
5»		41		51%
Don»		3

Genomsnitt: 4.4

- the fact that we have phadder group help to make quick friends but it also segregated the whole erasmus group.» (4)
- The activities were great, but they could have organized/suggested events for one week longer or so.» (4)
- The CIRC activities could go on a bit longer» (4)
- Welcome activities from the program were good. Did not attend any other activities for international students like e.g. CIRC.» (4)
- Activities that are not only for internationals would be great.» (5)
- very useful the activities at the end of August to get in touch with other people» (5)
- CIRC did a really good job» (5)

6. How satisfied are you with your coordinator at Chalmers?

83 svarande

1»		0		0%
2»		3		3%
3»		5		6%
4»		27		34%
5»		43		55%
Don"t know»		5

Genomsnitt: 4.41

- A scheduled meeting at the start of each semester would be good to sort out any forms that need signing.» (2)
- It was a bit hard to contact my coordinator (only two days of presence in the office and slow answer per email) » (3)
- My co ordinator has been very helpful» (5)
- Really nice person, nice job! » (5)
- she is always available» (5)
- Very helpful answered all my questions and if she couldn"t she pointed me to someone who could » (5)
- She has been a really good help and guidance» (5)
- I am very grateful to Per-Anders Träff, he was a great coordinator, very helpful and friendly. » (5)
- Patience, comprehension and amiability is three words that define our coordinator in Sweden. » (5)
- My coordinator was always very helpful. But the general coordinator did not respect agreement made with my coordinator while she was absent. » (5)

7. How long did it take for you to find accommodation?

I had arranged accommodation before I came to Chalmers»		55		65%
Within the first few days»		5		5%
After 1-2 weeks»		8		9%
After 2-4 weeks»		4		4%
After more than one month»		11		13%
No opionion»		1		1%

Genomsnitt: 1.97

- It had been difficult» (I had arranged accommodation before I came to Chalmers)
- But it took me more than a month to find something before coming to Chalmers.» (I had arranged accommodation before I came to Chalmers)
- It was easy to get an appartment with being in the priority queue» (I had arranged accommodation before I came to Chalmers)
- But I was looking for it more than 3 months before exchange» (Within the first few days)
- It would have been nice to have more help from Chalmers or some apartment reserved for exchange student.» (After 1-2 weeks)
- Many scams on facebook groups» (After 1-2 weeks)
- An overview in advance over available student housing rooms would be goo.» (After 2-4 weeks)
- It was a real difficulty to find a proper accommodation in Göteborg and Chalmers did not help at all in this direction. This difficulty made me in a quasi illegal situation by under locating a flat and being kicked out from it after some months.» (After 2-4 weeks)
- Really difficult for Erasmus Exchange students coming here only one year» (After more than one month)
- I had to change accommodation twice.» (After more than one month)
- It was the most difficult part!» (After more than one month)

8. What kind of accommodation have you had?

SGS student housing»		47		55%
Private room/apartment via Boplats»		18		21%
Private room/apartment found on your own»		17		20%
Stayed with a friend or relative»		1		1%
Other, please specify below»		1		1%

Genomsnitt: 1.7

- SGSs attitude towards exchange students is unacceptably bad.» (SGS student housing)
- The SGS system for exchange students does"nt work very well. I got a room with SGS, but it was matter of luck!» (SGS student housing)
- Really difficult for Erasmus Exchange students coming here only one year» (SGS student housing)
- Private accommodation first with a private flat (and 2 other French students) and then SGS room.» (SGS student housing)
- then moved to SGS Rosendal» (Private room/apartment found on your own)
- An apartment via Blocket.se» (Other, please specify below)

9. What is your overall impression of the studies?

82 svarande

1»		0		0%
2»		5		6%
3»		12		14%
4»		45		54%
5»		20		24%
No opinion»		0

Genomsnitt: 3.97

- the quality between several courses differes a lot and the grading is partly unexplainable.» (2)
- Depending on the master program, the course level was very different. The courses from the master "infrastructure and environmental engineering" were at a lower level. Most courses do not mandate prerequisite, it is somehow strange for master level courses! Also the workload was generally low. It would be nice if some teachers could speak better English. On the other side, lab work and seminars were very appreciable.» (2)
- The academic level is, in Chalmers, very low. Most of the courses treat in a very superficial manner the content even in the Master cycle and therefore does completely not correspond to 7,5 european credits. For example, in first year master courses we had chemical lesson that I had in high school... Moreover, and generally speaking there is a great lack of theoretical knowledge... of intellect. I had the opportunity to follow courses in civil engineering, in environmental engineering (where it was the worst situation) and in architecture and each time the review is the same. An obsessive use of the computer is done during the exercises and during the lessons with an overuse of the Powerpoint which make the courses annoying and repetitive. Concerning amount of work it is very low. The oral examination of the projects are kafkaesque: it is unbelievable that for some courses the ONLY feedback we had came from the other students (the opposition). Therefore the so-called opposition is reduced to a sum of trivialities and the teachers never do (excepted for some courses in env. engineering) some real critics. I beg your pardon for a such comment but I was very deceive with the courses at Chalmers and I felt to learn nothing in one year, which is, you can understand, a bit frustrating. Moreover the Erasmus students have been ejected from the course Timber engineering just a week before this course has started and this reflect a very poor consideration to international student.» (2)
- Leve of the studies is quite low compared to my home university.» (2)
- Lots of time spent for group works, just little time left for studying. One course great and perfectly organized, the second one a bit chaotic.» (3)
- the course level is relatively low, however I liked the integration with interesting project work and lab activities » (3)
- Depending on the courses (master course), it wasn"t as hard as i anticipated, and i"m a bachelor student.» (4)
- Actual workload varies a lot between different courses.» (4)
- I really liked the diverse aspect of the lectures (lectures, lab work, project works). The quality was good but it was not so much expected.» (4)
- It really depends on the course.» (4)
- Practical parts of lab were awesome and challenging. Theoretical part was fairly easy.» (5)
- I have only been working in the lab and on my project, I have not taken any courses. The working environment was very good and allowed me to really develop my skills as I felt I could ask any questions I needed to. My superiors were all very friendly.» (5)
- Complete and relevant in any field» (5)

10. What is your overall impression of your exchange stay at Chalmers?

83 svarande

1»		0		0%
2»		1		1%
3»		3		3%
4»		31		37%
5»		48		57%
Don"t know»		0

Genomsnitt: 4.51

- Very good for studying and working however I found it difficult to make friends outside of my lab. I arrived at an unusual time though and missed all the welcome activities so that might be why» (3)
- At least Göteborg is one of the most interesting city I had the opportunity to live in and the campus of Chalmers is a nice place to work.» (3)
- A lot of time to travel and gain experience» (4)
- It was really pleasant, but we weren"t very integrated with Swedish students. I would have expected to get more information about the Student"s activities and associations in Chalmers (music, arts, sport, departments, ...) It seems to me that there is a lot of activity on the campus but I had no idea what it was and how to get involved in it.» (4)
- People are nice and speak very good engish so that I didnt have communication problem. But the courses are quite difficult for a undergraduate student.» (4)
- travelled a lot!» (5)

11. Would you recommend Chalmers as an exchange destination to other students at your home university?

84 svarande

No»		2		2%
Maybe»		5		5%
Yes»		76		90%
No opinion»		1		1%

Genomsnitt: 2.9

- Sweden is recommended but absolutely not Chalmers, at least, not in way and water engineering.» (No)
- It is always a good experience to spend one year in a foreign university, but more from the personal and professional plan than for the educational level in my case, so I would not recommend Chalmers in particular. Moreover, I am disappointed because one important course for our learning plan was denied to Erasmus student at the last moment (the Timber engineering course).» (Maybe)
- The courses are quite difficult for a undergraduate student» (Maybe)
- The year at Chalmers could not have been better. Thank you for the nice time!» (Yes)
- it was great!» (Yes)

12. Do you have any other comments or suggestions?

- Thanks for everything! Sweden is definetely great»
- Jävla god tid!»
- Since all students have to be members of a teknologsektion it would"ve been nice if we"d been welcomed by the sektions as well. This is, of course, more up to the sektions and the student union.»
- We have a Chalmers address, it would have been good to get some information about students events by this mean. (cf: Remark about my overall impression and the activities on campus) Otherwise I had a really good time here!»
- In all my courses I was studying with people with totally different background, e.g. mathematicians on the one hand and economics students on the other, I guess this combination made i nearly impossible to have content that satisfies everybody. I guess having groups with similar background would lead to a higher learning output in some cases»
- It is regrettable that we are obliged to pay by credit card at the school bookstore. I would have enjoyed to learn swedish, unfortunately, the opportunities were limited. »
- Work on the quality of the courses. There is a lack of space to work, and I precise : places with no computers, for example in the library.»
- You should provide more cheap flats.»
- I liked it so much that I applied for a master"s programme at Chalmefds and was accepted.»
- thanks for everything :)»
- Best year of my life so far!»
- More information should be available about the organisation of the double degree programme. However, my impression is that from Chalmers side enough information was given, this relates more to Stuttgart University.»

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