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Academic
Course recommendations
Don't take Corporate Finance!
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Teachers should care about international students equally like about their home students
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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
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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
English is spoken by really very few people what is amazing! I had no other choice than to start learning Portuguese
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Overall
I wish I had known...
Problems with banks so at first try to open an account in Portugal and be prapare that for money transfer from home country takes even more than 2 weeks!
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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
Teachers do not care especially about international students. Courses are often delayed or cancelled.
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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
All this experience I can describe as best in my life! I love Portugal and especially Lisbon! I am different person now, more adult and independent. Finally I know what I want. But school wasn't as well organised as in my home country as well as courses but people there were extremly nice and helpful.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
At home food and housing is divided between all family members. In Portugal I used to eat very often in restaurants. I used to travel more than in Poland. Telephon calls are very cheap in Portugal.
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Food, Housing, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Try to shop in Mini Preco or Lidel, for night life for girls: in many places there are special days in a week when ladies can enter for free!
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Housing
Type of housing: A room exchange
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Personal comments
organisation of this university is a bit chaotic and everything is late but people are very helpful and open
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Indosina on Thursdays!
Pastelaria in Belem,
Castello do Sao Joao and all Lisbon!
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