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Universidade Fernando Pessoa

Praça 9 de Abril 349, 4249004 Porto, Portugal
4.00 / 5 based on 138 reviews.

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87% of students recommend
138 reviews
Housing
3.9/5
 All experiences (138)
Student life
4.2/5
 5 stars (48)
Academic
3.8/5
 4 stars (48)
Languages
4.3/5
 3 stars (42)
Expenses
3.9/5
 2 stars (0)
Overall
4.4/5
 1 star (0)
“If you have the possibility,go alone or anyway don't stay too many time with the friends of your own university.” Read Review
flavio76, Italy

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Review by flavio76, Libera Università Maria ss. Assunta Roma, Rome, Italy
Communication and Information Sciences, 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: University residence but outside the campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why? Because is good to breath the "Universitu" atmosphere in every kind of contest,complitely. And is much more easier to get in contact with a lot of persons.
Personal comments:
The room was pretty small,but very clean.They offer a lot of addictional services like cleaning your dresses,room and other things.The life with the other students,foreign and locals was just extraordinary!
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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, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
Don't absolutely loose O jantar dos caloiros and the Queima das fitas: they are the two main university events.Go to the Praia da luz to take a coffe and you won't have problems to find a gym for training.Ribeira and so on and on...
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ACADEMIC    
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:
Follow the lessons!



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:
none

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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:
Local language was: Different than language of instruction.
Was learning a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Was learning the local language a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my knowledge
How much did you improve your ?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
How much did you improve your local language?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Personal comments:
The first twoo months was pretty difficult following the lessons in portugees but then it was allright.
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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:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits:
Food is cheaper than in Italy. Calling to my country every day was pretty expensive. I live with my parents so I don't spend a dine in Italy. In general Portugal is a bit cheaper than Italy.
Telephone, Housing: was more expensive than at home.
Travel, Nightlife: was the same price as at home.
Food, Overall: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
No
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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...
No,is good to be surprised every day.
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!



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:
Is not too big and people are really friendly.They have very modern structures and programs,at least for communication sciences.



FINAL COMMENTS

If you have the possibility,go alone or anyway don't stay too many time with the friends of your own university.
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