Boende
Många studenter delar boende med varandra eller med studenter från England eller andra delar av världen. En del väljer att bo i värdfamilj medan andra söker eget boende. Det kan ibland vara svårt att få boende på campus.
Det är inte alla som har sitt boende klart när de åker. En del studenter bokar ett par nätter på ett hostel för att sedan leta boende på plats. Det finns ofta möjligheter att hitta boende i andra hand, hos värdfamiljer eller dela boende med sina kurskamrater.
Ekonomi
Du söker studiemedel för studier i Sverige och inte för utlandsstudier. Däremot finns möjlighet att ansöka om merkostnadslån för extra kostnader. Läs mer på CSN: https://www.csn.se/
Omkostnaderna i Brighton beror på många olika faktorer: Vad du gör, vilka vanor du har och vilken typ av boende du har. University of Sussex har en förteckning med beräknade kostnader så man kan få en uppfattning om prisnivån.
https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-funding/living-costs
Det går att klara sig på svenskt studiemedel, men en del studenter väljer att jobba extra, vilket ger ytterligare ekonomiskt utrymme men också möjligheter att utveckla sina språkkunskaper. Undervisningen vid universitetet är kostnadsfri men du betalar själv för kurslitteratur, boende och dina levnadsomkostnader.
Så här säger vår kontakt i Brighton (december 2023):
University-managed accommodation on and off-campus is sometimes available for Gothenburg students, but not every semester. The student office in Brighton is able to comment on how likely it is for campus rooms or rooms off campus managed by the University to be available from May (for the autumn semester) and November (for the spring semester). There are plenty of other options available for students studying in Brighton.
There are also many websites that will put students in touch with live-in landlords. This is usually a single person a bit older than the average age of Gothenburg students who has a spare room they want to rent out and this can work out well as the resident landlord both owns the house and lives in it so it's usually more comfortable and better looked after than a student house. Students usually have a friendly relationship with the person they live with without becoming their friend and socialising with them. This has been the most common way for students to find accommodation in the past few semesters.
Arranging to live as a group can be more difficult because students are only here for a few months and would usually need to sign a longer contract. However, it is sometimes possible to do so via letting agents in Brighton and Hove. A recent option for groups is AirBnB or similar holiday letting companies. Our semesters are outside of the high tourist season and it can sometimes be possible to arrange a long-term agreement with such companies.
The housing office at Sussex has a useful page about privately rented accommodation:
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/accommodation/off-campus/privately-rented
This page mention studentpad – once students have accepted a place on our course they can get a registration number that they can use to access the message board here.
Anyone can access the small ads page of the Sussex website where people sometimes post about rooms that are available. Even if only to have an idea of prices, it might be worth checking that out: http://www.sussex.ac.uk/students/newsandevents/smallads/
Please note that generally accommodation and utility bills (gas, electricity etc.) are more expensive than in Sweden.
Anita Barnard in the Student Office in Brighton can answer questions about accommodation: a.l.barnard@sussex.ac.uk
