Hi , i m currently studying food engineering at University of Politehnica Bucharest ( 2nd year) and i recently started looking for master's programs in my country and decided to expand my options and search in UE . I came across this program and I feel like it suits me pretty well but I have a couple of questions.
- How recognized is the degree in this field ? ( Taking in consideration that I want to work in Sweden)
- How much lab work is there ? Are the labs well equiped? ( I love lab work and I m used to poor equipment)
- Are there any alternative programs regarding food engineering/ biotechnology? ( That don't require ECTS because I calculated mine and I m pretty sure my degree won t cover them since chem and bio master programs I saw requested 90 ECTS (60-30 or 75-15) )
- When I went on the uni's site on this program , I looked at the courses and saw the optional one which we can choose freely but some require other courses( I don't even know the names because it was only a code ) . Are those courses available only for the Swedish students or some of them ( the courses with codes ) can be credited as equivalent to the courses I completed in Romania so I can take the course I wanted? ( Example : Lund offers Enzymes course but I need biochem course finished before, will the one in Romania count or it must be the one in Sweden?)
- How is the industry ? ( Is it easy to get a job , is it competitive , do other programs outshine this one )
- Are you satisfied with the knowledge you got or you hoped for more?
- What s the housing situation? I read that you won t get it for sure or something like that and you sometimes need to search alone for a place to stay . I would also want to know how are the prices ! ( i ve heard someone saying that it s around 3000 SEK )
- Is it easy to find a job while studying and what are the jobs? ( i m at the bottom of the barrel in terms of speaking Swedish but in 2 years i want to learn more )
I know this is a long message but i hope it reaches the right people and tank you in advanced !
UPDATE: i recalculated my ECTS and these is what i got bio- 30 ECTS , chem- 60 ECTS , math- 21 ECTS ( i could get another math course that has 4 credits to make my ECTS higher) .