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4.19 / 5 based on 129 reviews

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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Bairro Alto- a bar district!
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
You do want you want...
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Personal comments
No housing provided... unfortunately
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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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Lots of young people speak English in Portugal. Portugese language is quite complicated.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
I travelled more, I used to get out more, I had to rent a room...
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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
Mini-preco, a discount store. Get a club card!
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Overall
I wish I had known...
That the wether is not always perfect here...
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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
Lots of Erasmus, very friendly people.
Nice location. Long lines to canteen.
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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
I really enjoyed studing at ISCTE!
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Michal N
Academic
Course recommendations
Some of them boring, some very nice. Same as home...
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Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
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