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UNICAMP - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
Telecommunications, Graduate, University Agreement
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: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Have been pretty good to improve my italian and my english at the same time.
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Conti M
UNICAMP - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
Telecommunications, Graduate, University Agreement
Expenses
Main source of funding:
A private grant
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Because Brazil is a cheaper country to live than any in Europe.
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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 household items
Personal comments
A great tip is use the university restaurant (called "mensa" in Italian) because is sponsored by the Italian goverment.
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Conti M
UNICAMP - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
Telecommunications, Graduate, University Agreement
Academic
Course recommendations
There are many options at Politecnico di Torino (more Technical courses) and Università degli Studi di Torino.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
More applied activities could aggregate to the theory.
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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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Conti M
UNICAMP - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
Telecommunications, Graduate, University Agreement
Overall
I wish I had known...
Speak Italian better because few people speak English.
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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
Is a good option for a technical course but you need to improve your social life by yourself.
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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
The location (north of Italy) is very good to travel around the Europe.
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UNICAMP - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
Telecommunications, Graduate, University Agreement
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
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
The best dancing clubs to go are La Gare, Rock City and Azimute. A great (and not expansive) restaurant is La Felce. I suggest the Shakespeare too.
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Conti M
UNICAMP - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
Telecommunications, Graduate, University Agreement
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
To have independency.
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Personal comments
The university has a lack of options of accomodation. I reached this by myself. An apartment in Turin isn't expensive but is very difficult to find.
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