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91%
3.92 / 5 based on 193 reviews
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Andrea O
Student lifeDescribe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities, Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
Uptown Cafe and travelling a lot because there are few things to do in Castellanza.
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Andrea O
HousingType of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
The Campus was expensive and we had some problems with the maintenance.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
The Campus is next to the University but far from everything else! I would rather live in Milano.
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Andrea O
ExpensesMain source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
An ERASMUS grant
A private grant
An ERASMUS grant
A private grant
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
The prices are much higher than in Hungary and we were travelling a lot.
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Food, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
If you buy a laptop at home before comint it will save money and time.
Buy everything you can paying by credit card.
There are cheap stores - ask for them from the International Office.
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Andrea O
AcademicCourse recommendations
The library is not enough big.
Most of the courses are of the basic level.
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My academic experiences
Quality of courses
Variety of courses
Access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
More special courses for those who are doing their "Masters".
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall
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Andrea O
OverallI wish I had known...
Knowing the Italian language - we (Erasmus guys) were almost isolated from Italians thus it was very difficult to improve our Italian knowledge.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
3
Culture
4
Costs
1
Activities
1
Campus life
1
Party / people
3
Weather / location
2
Personal recommendation
The courses were interesting but did not advance my knowledge.
The University is far from bigger cities - we did not have many things to do in Castellanza and this why we had to make efforts to live social life.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
4
Traveled
4
Improved language skills
3
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
4
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
2
Final comments
It is better to come here to study in your second or third year.
If you have a car and a laptop, do not leave them home!!
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Andrea O
LanguagesLanguage 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)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
I could improve my English.
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