Reviews of Universidade Fernando Pessoa | Portugal

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Matiss S

Rigas Tehniska Universitate, Riga, Latvia
Architecture, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:

Family
Government assistance

Work opportunities:

I didn't want/need to work

Personal spending habits

In general (supermarket prices) are lower than in Latvia (food, clothing, telephone etc). Housing price for me was 150eur/month, but in Latvia: 35eur/month Erasmus night life is more active than casual student night life! I travelled as much as i could! end! Erasmus

Housing, Nightlife, Travel:

was more expensive than at home.

Food, Telephone, Overall:

was less expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

Expensive public transport! Cheapest way to get there-Ryanair (for me Riga-Porto-Riga about 100eur) Do your shoppings in Minipreco or Continente suprmarkets with costumer card. Than it is very cheap! Good second hand houshold shop near Praca Republica!

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Matiss S

Rigas Tehniska Universitate, Riga, Latvia
Architecture, Graduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

Newer trust Internet site! I had to change all courses after arriving. Choose courses by Avelino Oliveira or Filipa Malafaya (very good).

My academic experiences

Quality of courses

Variety of courses

Access to resources

Interaction with teachers

Interaction with international students

Interaction with local students

Personal comments

Better technical equipment for auditoriums! I mean for architecture there is almost nothing. Longer computer class hours! Larger library! Better assistance acording to course atendance!

My opinion of the university assessment

Exams at end of course

Exams throughout the course

Essays and/or projects at the end of course

Essays and/or projects throughout the course

Overall

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Matiss S

Rigas Tehniska Universitate, Riga, Latvia
Architecture, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

I got info quite easy. Very friendly people were around all the time! Small confusion was even more exciting!

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

2

Culture

4

Costs

1

Activities

1

Campus life

3

Party / people

4

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

Best for doing good cultural exchange! Easy to study and a lot of free time. I had free almost every weekend to travel and nightlife!

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

2

Final comments

Take Ryanair! Choose Vodafone Yorn (free sms)! Send me private email! I will get you acquinted with Miguel-Gratest Local, who will help to meet Portugal! Stay calm and open! First two weeks are hard afterwards is like one day! Enjoy, prabbably best time in your life!!

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