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LIUC Università Cattaneo Castellanza (LIUC)

Carlo Cattaneo University, Corso Matteotti 22, 21053 Castellanza, Italy
3.66 / 5 based on 150 reviews.
Description:
The University was founded in 1991 on the initiative of the Industrial Association for the Province of Varese (UNIVA) and was formally recognised by a ministerial decree in October 1991 as an independent, self financing University. It had its first graduates in July 1995.

Since its foundation the University has a 4-year course in Business and Economics, since 1994/5 a 3-year course in Logistics and Production Engineering and since 1998/9 a 4-year course in Law and Economics. 1999-2000 will see the start of a five year course in Engineering Management.

The teaching philosophy of the University is based on the thinking of the Lombard economist, Carlo Cattaneo, who identified the human factor as one of the essential resources for economic development, foreseeing a need which is currently at the centre of the debate on company culture.


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84% of students recommend
150 reviews
Housing
3.5/5
 All experiences (150)
Student life
4.1/5
 5 stars (30)
Academic
3.4/5
 4 stars (54)
Languages
4.2/5
 3 stars (54)
Expenses
2.8/5
 2 stars (6)
Overall
4.4/5
 1 star (6)
“Its really easy to get to a lot of nice places in central and southern europe. Germany, Switzerland, France, Austria and so on! Take time to travel!” Read Review
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LIUC Università Cattaneo Castellanza review by Mikael

Review by Mikael, Karlstads Universitet, Karlstad, Sweden
Economics, Erasmus
HOUSING    
Personal assessment
Cost
KEY:
Couldn't have asked for more.
Pretty good.
Could've been better, but didn't lessen the overall experience.
Disappointing.
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why? Because more or less all the erasmus-students live on campus, so it is without doubt the best way to quickly get to know new people.
Personal comments:
The rooms looked very much like basic hotel rooms, without any decoration or so. Considering the rooms I would say the rent was way too high...since it did not live up to the standars I expect from a rent like that.
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STUDENT LIFE    
Personal social experience
Activities
KEY:
Amazing! Hardly had time to study.
Plenty to do when I had the time.
So-so.
Did not get involved.
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Describe host city: Student life dominates the city
Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal comments:
Castellanza is a really small town, so do not expect any extremely cool spots here. In Milano you can of course find them instead, but if you do not have a car it is really hard to get home during the night with public transportion. So, prepare to wait for the morning train if you go!
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ACADEMIC       1.5 / 5
My academic experiences
Quality of courses
KEY:
Fantastic.
Pretty good.
Could've been a bit better.
Disappointing.
Variety of courses
Availability/access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with other international students
Interaction with local students
Course recommendations:
Well, do not go here if you are very keen on improving your academic skills. The courses generally were extremely poor, but then of course also very easy! So it surely gives you a lot of time for travelling and to party etc.



My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
KEY:
Liked it.
It was alright.
A bit annoying.
Didn't like it.
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course.
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall
Personal comments:
Well, the academic level must be higher if LIUC has any interest in being seen as a serious university. I think though that the courses in italian are way better, so if you know italian and want some academic challenge too...choose italian courses. International courses are as I said before...poor.

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Language difficulties
Social
KEY:
No problems.
I coped pretty well.
Sometimes it was difficult.
It was a constant struggle.
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Language of instruction: English
Local language was: Different than language of instruction.
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Was learning Italian a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Italian
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)
How much did you improve your Italian?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases
Personal comments:
All the classes were in english, so I really did not have any difficulties. Even though english is not my native language I am used to classes in english from my home university. And also I got the chance to improve my english in forms of vocabulary and pronunciation and so on...which is of course very useful!
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EXPENSES    
The accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
KEY:
Very easy.
Minimal effort.
Accessible but required effort.
Almost impossible.
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits:
The price level was more or less the same as back home, but since I took part in a lot more activites (travelling and so on) I spend more money than at home. We also went out to eat very often, which was quite costly.
Food, Travel, Nightlife, Overall: was more expensive than at home.
Housing: was the same price as at home.
Telephone: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
If you are not too lazy (like me), try to use the kitchens available at campus. It will save you a lot of money!
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OVERALL    
Important to choosing this university...
Academic reasons
KEY:
Very Important.
Important.
Not really important.
Unimportant.
Culture
Costs
Activities
Campus life
Party / people
Weather / Location
I wish I had known...
A bit more italian would have been useful.
In my opinion:
Most people loved it.



During my experience abroad, I ...
Became familiar with another culture
KEY:
Happened all the time.
Happened quite a lot.
Happened a bit.
Didn't happen.
Traveled
Improved language skills
Met people from other countries
Became more independent
Partied a lot
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies/career
Personal recommendation:
Try to increase the academic level for the international courses, and please...create some new computer labs, since it was a real hazzle to find computers with office etc. Especially when you really needed it, like around exam periods.



FINAL COMMENTS

Its really easy to get to a lot of nice places in central and southern europe. Germany, Switzerland, France, Austria and so on! Take time to travel!
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