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Evaluation incoming exchange students June 2016

1. I have been at Chalmers...*

Autumn semester»		1		0%
Spring semester»		69		56%
Autumn and Spring semester»		52		42%

Genomsnitt: 2.41

2. What exchange programme do you belong to?

Erasmus»		100		82%
Bilateral agreement (world wide)»		13		10%
Unitech»		1		0%
Norden (Norplus)»		3		2%
Other»		3		2%
Don"t know»		1		0%

Genomsnitt: 1.33

3. What is your field of study?

122 svarande

Architecture»		11		9%
Computer engineering»		12		9%
Electrical engineering»		17		13%
IT engineering»		5		4%
Civil engineering»		7		5%
Industrial engineering and management»		7		5%
Design engineering»		3		2%
Mechanical engineering»		25		20%
Automations/Mechatronics engineering»		0		0%
Physics Engineering»		1		0%
Mathematics»		1		0%
Chemical engineering»		4		3%
Bio engineering»		3		2%
Materials engineering»		11		9%
Other»		15		12%

Genomsnitt: 7.3

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

122 svarande

1»		2		1%
2»		4		3%
3»		14		11%
4»		54		44%
5»		48		39%

Genomsnitt: 4.16

- It was very difficult to understand how to write my Master"s thesis in Chalmers. Little/outdated information and a total lack of clarity by Chalmers.» (1)
- There was a delay in sending out the acceptance letter, which affected the my application for SGS housing.» (2)
- Information came too late! (Admission in December while the semester started in January)» (2)
- Not enough information about housing possibilities.» (2)
- apparently there is a grand for Erasmus students from Chalmers. Nobody knew this untill the last week, so 5 months to late» (2)
- More help and information regarding the course selection would be nice. I found the online portal quite confusing here and an overview about all courses is missing in my opinion.» (3)
- Apparently every erasmus student could get some money from Chalmers, but nobody knew. Housing is terrible and Chalmers did not help at all» (3)
- Good but too general infos received » (3)
- I did not receive the CIS number to register for an SGS apartement, so the search for a flat was very hard and I had to take last-minute offers.» (3)
- I found the information very complete and useful, but it would have been better to have that information not only one month before coming here (I am mainly talking about the information on how to find accommodation).» (4)
- Accommodation information » (4)
- A compulsory course in the beginning of the autumn semester was not announced making me having to change my ISP. Also the choice of design courses should be final for exchange students to be sure to have a corresponding course at the home university» (4)
- Some more help with accomodation will be appreciated » (4)
- helpfull welcome letter» (5)
- Knowing that accommodations were hard to find was really helpful because I could look for one early.» (5)
- All was perfect.» (5)

5. How did you enjoy the welcome activities?

122 svarande

1»		3		2%
2»		1		0%
3»		11		9%
4»		37		32%
5»		63		54%
Don»		7

Genomsnitt: 4.35

- Ikea ? Seriously ?» (1)
- Not very good. No activities in the second semester for one year exchange students. Circ didn´,t care any longer about us. Most of the events organized by CIRC during the first semester were just for 100 people! There were 1000 exchange students that were supposed to be welcome! This just shows that CIRC can only handle 10%/20% of the new students. There are a lot of free and nice activities that could be organized for EVERYBODY and not just for 100 people (barbecues, hikings, etc). The last event organized by CIRC (a presentation telling the "great" experience we had) just around 40 people were present and for me clearly shows how satisfied people were with the welcome activities. Few interaction between phader groups. I was lucky and joined a different phader group were I met really nice people.» (2)
- Not enough places for everyone... » (3)
- I thinnk it was a good way to get to know each other! some found it somewhat childish but my opinion is that is should be like this: some competition and some pre arranged things to get is going! I must say that i arrived 3 weeks later and therefore missed a lot, i joined 2 trips, kiruna and a balric road trip and that was for me the real eye openen and kickstarter here in sweden! » (3)
- A bit too early. When they started I was not there yet.» (4)
- Involve more Swedish people» (4)
- I liked all the activities and parties that CIRC had. It was a great way to meet other people and have a good time.» (4)
- CIRC!!!!» (5)
- It was very well organized Reception, and activities by CIRC, I got some friends that I know untill now, and I"m very into Chalmers.» (5)
- very good welcome here » (5)
- the CIRC committée did a fantastic job!» (5)
- awesome, could be higher capacity on these» (5)
- The CIRC-Team was awesome! Without them it would be harder to find new people» (5)
- Activities organized by CIRC were really helpful» (5)
- I enjoyed the time with the phadders and the other Erasmus students a lot, there were plenty of nice activities for everybody and every interest. Also the welcoming lectures were interesting and helpful» (5)
- was great !» (5)
- The activities were nice. They helped to see some places around the city, get some furniture, and meet the members of the phadder group with whom you will probably keep in touch during the semester.» (5)
- great, continue those activities» (5)
- The introduction day was useful and the CIRC managed to make us familiar with Chalmers.» (5)
- the welcoome day was AMAZING!!» (5)
- I felt very welcome. However maybe in the future, try to accomplish more contact between swedish students and erasmus students like a buddy system » (5)
- CIRC!» (5)
- CIRC activities including the phadder concept helped me a lot to settle in Göteborg.» (5)

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

121 svarande

1»		0		0%
2»		2		1%
3»		12		10%
4»		37		30%
5»		69		57%
Don"t know»		1

Genomsnitt: 4.44

- Made a mess at the beginning with my course, so I could not attend a course I wanted to do because architecture program runs differently» (3)
- sometimes not in his room during opening hours» (4)
- not always in his room during opening hours» (4)
- I guess that was ing-britt. well when i arrived she helped me well with the courses and is is also very good to meet somebody in person to feel a bit more at home in a new city with only new people» (4)
- All good.» (5)
- I think I ve never met in my life a person as available as my coordinator.» (5)
- great, quickly responding» (5)
- Mr. Träff is a very kind person!» (5)
- Had a private Campus tour by him at arrival, he was such a great help in any way!» (5)
- She helped me very well when I had to change all the courses I would take and was always super friendly» (5)
- Great! Always willing to help» (5)
- Every time available and very kind.» (5)
- I think I have never met before such an available and patient coordinator as Ann-Marie!» (5)
- She helped with everything possible, i am very gratefull for her dedication» (5)
- Awesome!» (5)

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

I had arranged accommodation before I came to Chalmers»		81		66%
Within the first few days»		4		3%
After 1-2 weeks»		9		7%
After 2-4 weeks»		15		12%
After more than one month»		11		9%
No opionion»		2		1%

Genomsnitt: 1.99

- Nevertheless, it was hard to find it since there is a lot of demand.» (I had arranged accommodation before I came to Chalmers)
- SGS rocks» (I had arranged accommodation before I came to Chalmers)
- it took me about 4 months of constantly refreshing every site/sending endless emails» (I had arranged accommodation before I came to Chalmers)
- I had to resort to look for rental rooms, which as fine, but I missed the chance to get SGS housing.» (I had arranged accommodation before I came to Chalmers)
- Finding an accomodation in Goteborg was really tough, maybe Chalmers should try to give a help to foreign students, because I spent about 1 month to find an accomodation (and very far from Chalmers).» (I had arranged accommodation before I came to Chalmers)
- I made it very luckily when meeting previous exchange student who mentioned the landlord» (I had arranged accommodation before I came to Chalmers)
- Was very difficult» (I had arranged accommodation before I came to Chalmers)
- SGS page is very confusing!» (I had arranged accommodation before I came to Chalmers)
- It is very difficult to find an accomodation in Gothenburg. We received the letter of acceptance very late so no accomodation was available on SGS. Luckily, I found an offer on the last minute even if it did not feet my first criteria.» (I had arranged accommodation before I came to Chalmers)
- I arranged to find an accomodation before coming to Chalmers but anyways I had taken more than 2 months to find a place.» (I had arranged accommodation before I came to Chalmers)
- I had an accomodation some days before coming to Gothenburg.» (I had arranged accommodation before I came to Chalmers)
- but it nevertherless took long time » (I had arranged accommodation before I came to Chalmers)
- More help or guidance to find an accommodation would be welcome.» (I had arranged accommodation before I came to Chalmers)
- but take a couple of weeks to find an affordable accomodation» (I had arranged accommodation before I came to Chalmers)
- i was really lucky to find something trough a person that i already knew, later on i moved out of there to another house that was even better. » (I had arranged accommodation before I came to Chalmers)
- ... but it took me 4 months of constantly sending emails, checking every possible site and getting lucky in the end when I recieved 1 answer » (I had arranged accommodation before I came to Chalmers)
- A friend offered me a shared room in Molndal, otherwise I didn"t get something.» (Within the first few days)
- After the sgs system opened the housing was instant» (Within the first few days)
- No vacancy from SGS, but supposing non EU student should be provided with SGS accomodation» (After 1-2 weeks)
- I got my SGS-Code too late and therefore it was very hard to get one of the sgs-rooms. I found one at FB.» (After 1-2 weeks)
- Probably the only bad thing about my exchange: living in an hostel for a while, while discovering a new city and a new study environment, is an uncomfortable situation.» (After 2-4 weeks)
- Solutions for foreign students could be nice» (After 2-4 weeks)
- Although three months of stressful researches, I just found an accomodation the day before leaving my country!» (After more than one month)
- Look for an accomodation 2 month before coming to chalmers. I arrived in Göteborg without having a place to stay. I had to couchsurf for 3 days before getting a place to stay.» (After more than one month)
- This is a completely disaster!!! I was lucky and got a place in boplats, but most of my friends arrived with out any place and had to stay the first days and some of them even weeks in hostels, air bnb, booking paying more than 300kr/day! » (After more than one month)
- Over 3 month before I came to Göteborg. Plus 3 days once I was here.» (After more than one month)
- It was the worst thing of coming to Gothenburg. It is insane.» (No opionion)

8. What kind of accommodation have you had?

SGS student housing»		48		39%
Private room/apartment via Boplats»		26		21%
Private room/apartment found on your own»		45		36%
Stayed with a friend or relative»		1		0%
Other, please specify below»		2		1%

Genomsnitt: 2.04

- Although I only had it from 1st of february and I think the current system (the fastest gets it) should be improved. » (SGS student housing)
- Although I could manage to find accommodation, I think there should be more SGS spots since it was hard to find one and I could not choose at all.» (SGS student housing)
- Before coming at Chalmers, the agency told me that there was no room available before February but when I arrived in Gothenburg, some accomodations were free for January. About my contract, the rent was increased without any notification. I had to send an email to have some explanation. It is a shame we can not leave things like dishes, quilt or broom but we have to throw them away. The agency opening hours do not match with the students" schedules. » (SGS student housing)
- I got SGS accommodation only from May to June » (Private room/apartment via Boplats)
- sgs was useless » (Private room/apartment via Boplats)
- Risky» (Private room/apartment via Boplats)
- It makes no sense that SGS forces students to specify their date of moving out multiple months in advance whereas it is not that easy to find accommodation. » (Private room/apartment found on your own)
- it"s really hard to find» (Private room/apartment found on your own)
- Housing Anywhere» (Private room/apartment found on your own)
- Apartment found on Blocket with the help of a Swedish speaking person.» (Private room/apartment found on your own)
- I subleted an SGS room for the first month, then I had to change to another third-hand contract.» (Private room/apartment found on your own)
- i know a lot of people who had an appartement in a pension and they felt really lonely about it.» (Private room/apartment found on your own)
- Subletting an SGS apartment» (Other, please specify below)
- AirBnB» (Other, please specify below)

9. What is your overall impression of the studies?

120 svarande

1»		1		0%
2»		4		3%
3»		13		10%
4»		68		56%
5»		34		28%

Genomsnitt: 4.08

- I didn"t have course» (?)
- I didn"t feel concerned so it is partly my responsibility » (2)
- Some very good courses but also some very bad ones.» (3)
- Some courses barely and some took a hell lot of it. Furthermore big lab projects where only marked with fail or pass, there was basically no motivation to do it good, everybody just wanted to pass with the minimum mount of effort. » (3)
- Workload and level of the courses differ too much.» (3)
- No practical lab work ( only watch what the assistant is doing). The materials engineering departments lectures were not as good as I expected. Most of them involved knowing a bunch of information by heart rather than understanding the subject» (3)
- The quality of the lectures, tutorings and seminars was not what I expected before coming to Chalmers. As it is a technical university, I expected much more input in those fields and I was quite disappointed after my courses. Nevertheless, the excursions where worth the courses.» (3)
- chalmers has the same limits as the TU Delft i want to add that for erasmus students that only study half a year in Sweden is is relatively easy to get positive grades» (3)
- I had a great impression of the courses stucture used at chalmers such as short lectures, assignements, projects etc. However i think the exams should be more challenging for students» (4)
- Good and motivated teachers, sometimes the workload was too high. » (4)
- Sometimes I see it"s really easy to pass without any efforts which shouldn"t be. There are some students who are demotivated and don"t care.» (4)
- I really liked studying here,the courses, but the lab works I did were clearly unsatisfactory.» (4)
- I really enjoyed studying at Chalmers. Even if some courses are difficult, the teachers are good and the university campus offerss a pleasant environment to study.» (4)
- NOt enough practical class (lab, tutorials, etc)» (4)
- There"s a lot of quality difference between courses. In general I consider Chalmers better in terms of quality, but many international friends had another opinion.» (4)
- More practically-minded than I had expected at a university, that is in comparison with my home-university. In that sense, some courses felt a bit more like the courses I followed when I was attending a university of applied sciences for my bachelor degree.» (4)
- Architecture courses and teachers do not have a lot of background of urban planning, I missed the overlapping in knowledge» (4)
- sometimes too much effort during study period too less time to study for exams» (4)
- Not all the lectures were as interesting and demanding as I was expecting. Therefore, I was somehow disappointed.» (4)
- I put 5 because there"s no more scale.» (5)
- The courses I attended were mostly well-structured and well-organized, even the assignments and labs were often planned on a per-week basis. This is a big plus, even though it might sometimes be beneficial if you have to structure your work on your own.» (5)
- Easy compared to my home university» (5)
- I thought the classes were very good and well organized. The professors were kind and approachable, and they were always ready to help me and answer my questions.» (5)
- The lectures were clear and detailled. The lab and project were interesting and helped either to practice or to get deeper into some subject.» (5)
- Great!! Very practical. » (5)
- Totally different from Italy but much more focused on practical studies. » (5)
- Awesome! Want more!» (5)

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

122 svarande

1»		1		0%
2»		4		3%
3»		0		0%
4»		41		33%
5»		76		62%
Don"t know»		0

Genomsnitt: 4.53

- Even though it"s not easy to get around with locals, the university is very inviting, with many good facilities. The level of the courses is not super high, but the workload is relatively high. Usually the assistance with assignments was good too.» (4)
- The Chalmers campus is great, it makes student to want to be there the whole day, it is possible, to study, meet friends, have all kind of meals, a pub, leisure activities, parties... That was a great experience and very different from my home university» (4)
- it is not a 5 because is took me about 2 months to really get everything started and collect nice people around me.» (4)
- I"ve never seen a better university than Chalmers!» (5)
- The best experience of my life! » (5)
- Great University, vital Erasmus group, vibrant city and cool CIRC people. » (5)
- Interessting City, Great University, Nice & friendly fellow students» (5)
- The nanotechnology and the Physics department had some very good lectures (kind the opposite of what happened in the materials department, in the former, you really needed to understand the subject). The Chalmers university environment was also amazing ( compared to my university).» (5)
- I felt completely changed as student and man.» (5)

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

122 svarande

No»		3		2%
Maybe»		7		5%
Yes»		111		90%
No opinion»		1		0%

Genomsnitt: 2.9

- I don"t think that I would suggest Chalmers to other Architecture students in a high semester, since the requirements are much lower than in my home university.» (Maybe)
- Yes, for sure, opened and helpful people, beautiful views.» (Yes)
- It was a fantastic experience. I would strongly recommend it.» (Yes)
- Absolutely yes!» (Yes)
- Absolutely yes!» (Yes)
- Definately!» (Yes)
- But not for architects or urban planners» (Yes)
- already did! My successor will be here in August!» (Yes)
- Since the wonderful facilities and the wonderful environment.» (Yes)
- absolutely yes!!!» (Yes)
- Sure, I did, next ppl are coming from my home university!» (Yes)

12. Do you have any other comments or suggestions?

- I have noticed that in courses where groups are not decided by the teachers, exchange students tends to group together while the swedish are forming their own groups. Finding a way to solve that without always letting the teachers form groups would be interesting.»
- This survey was send to me three times with different ids, i could fill it out three times, don"t know if this is the intention of this kind of survey. However, won"t do it more than once.»
- - the existence (!) and organisation of the group work rooms is fantastic. I think, the focus on group work that I experienced in this time is a big strength of Chalmers.»
- Very nice University »
- no»
- Excellent facilities but staff are fairly unorganised.»
- Student restourants menus should be also on english. »
- English should be official language of student union, it"s absence prevented me from getting involved and take part on events.»
- Thank you for being such a good host university! It was a pleasure being part of Chalmers for one semester!»
- It would have been an advantage if the student society market was held in januari as well, in order to meet Swedish locals with the same interests. Now I only got this chance in April/May »
- I would have liked to learn some more Swedish, but I wasn"t a Master"s student so I didn"t have access to the free classes from Gothenburg University. It would have been nice if Chalmers would have some Swedish classes for exchange students like me. But learning Swedish wasn"t necessary to stay in Sweden or Chalmers, so it wasn"t a problem for me.»
- Find a solution to the HUGE accommodation problem. »
- do something about the housing problem»

* obligatoriska frågor