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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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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
Best going out place was Campo di Fiori, and other bars around Piazza Venezia. Trastevere and Piramide also great places for going out.
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I like to share my accomodation with people I know, so an apartment with my student collegues of work collegues is perfect.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
No, not really, Italy is well known for all the aspects that it possess
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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
Be prepared for a long day at the campus. Sometimes, lectures are arranged one after another and you can end up spending around 10-12 hours a day there.
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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
Travel tip: buy a monthly bus card, as it will be cheaper and very often conductors are checking you for a ticket and if you do not have one, you get a big fine.
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Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
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: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I would have learnt a lot more Italian, but the courses and most of my exchange friends spoke English, and when Italians realized that I was not Italian, they switched to English as well.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
A private grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
Because it is some of thsoe thigns are more expensive than in the Netherlands
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Food, Housing, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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