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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Exarchia where I was living, Psiri, Thisseion and Glyfada are the best places for me... Don't miss it
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Personal comments
The Erasmus Association selected some houses and flats to rent and share with some other exchanged students. It's cheap, clean and very well located.. Don't hesitate !!
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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Don't forget to apply to the modern greek lessons cause it's very important for the social life, to read at least what's written in the metro and to communicate with basis while lost on an island or whatever !
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
A private grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
Government assistance
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
It's not expensive to travel in Greece but as an Erasmus, you do it almost all the time so...
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Housing, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Telephone, Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
I was there for the Euro arrival in 2002 and I was confused at the beginning between the ancient drachmas, the french francs in which i was still counting and the new Euro
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Overall
I wish I had known...
Study greek !
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Perfect , You'll find everything you want !
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
Contact me it's better !
cecilianopoulos@yahoo.fr
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Academic
Course recommendations
Choose reading courses cause you don't have to assist, just to give an essay at the end of the semester.. So that you have plenty of time to travel around Greece!!!
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
No.. It's the greek way of studying... Nothing else !!
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course