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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
DCU Students pub, Temple Bar area (Turk's Head, Porterhouse, Temple Bar, The Kitchen),The Palace (a must!), Zanzibar, ...
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
Great atmosphere, living-on-site
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Personal comments
Very good service accomodation, the new residences are even better than the old ones.Easy to meet otyher Irish and Erasmus students.
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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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Difficult at the beginning, yo get used in a few months.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Food, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Ireland is an expensive country (al least compared with Spain).It's easy to get part-time jobs to earn extra money, just have a look in pubs, supermarkets and more casual jobs.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
The cost of a taxi from Dublin airport to DCU!! (check the price with the taxi driver before!)
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Choose on-campus accomodation, try to join many clubs and societies (easy to meet people)
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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
Try to open to many different people, not only other students from your country or university
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Academic
Course recommendations
Pay special attention to do a right choose in your home university (qualifications, relations between subjects and ECTS credits system)
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