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4.18 / 5 based on 199 reviews

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anonymous
UPE, Recife, Brazil
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Activities, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Tapas pubs and parties at friend´s houses
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anonymous
UPE, Recife, Brazil
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
because it is more comfortable
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Personal comments
it could have been better for sure
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anonymous
UPE, Recife, Brazil
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
because the Euro is three times the Real (currency of Brazil)
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Food, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Yes, my wallet has been stolen, so i became without money during a period
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anonymous
UPE, Recife, Brazil
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
the course in English with a spanish teacher was extremely desapointing
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
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anonymous
UPE, Recife, Brazil
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
Not at all, i think you must discover things by yourself
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In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
to study and make friends!!
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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 travels were amizing.... I went twice to Paris, To Brussels, Amasterdan, Germany, Italy, Portugal and 10 different cities in Spain
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anonymous
UPE, Recife, Brazil
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: Spanish
Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your Spanish?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
learnig spanish was very important to personal and profesional life
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