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Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)

Universidade Nova de Lisboa, International Relations Office, Praça do Príncipe Real, 26, 1269-150 Lisboa, Portugal, Lisbon
3.91 / 5 based on 210 reviews.

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90% of students recommend
210 reviews
Housing
3.7/5
 All experiences (210)
Student life
4.2/5
 5 stars (54)
Academic
3.8/5
 4 stars (102)
Languages
4.0/5
 3 stars (48)
Expenses
3.6/5
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Overall
4.6/5
 1 star (0)
“If you want to get to know to a very special country which lives to some extension in the past and which has to struggle with the modern times, theres´s no better way to experience it. Travelling in Portugal (there are good and cheap possibilities by bus or train) is really a adventure.” Read Review
ajuda, Germany

8 3-star reviews of Universidade Nova de Lisboa

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Review by ajuda, Ludwig Maximilians Universität München, Munich, Germany
History, 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: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why? There´s almost no other opportunity to live in lisboa as a foreign student.
Personal comments:
All the students had to find their accommodation independently - which wasn´t that easy, because nobody had the knowledge in the foreign language portuguese at the moment of arriving in lisbon. There were no special student-apartments on the campus or help from the university.
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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: Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal comments:
many interesting spots (see e. g. the lonely planet tips); my favourite: "Lux" (club-atmosphere with great view over the river tejo)
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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:
My suggestion - even there´s no way in the near future to change it: Do away with the old school system, more modern and flexible themes and courses and better equipment (but in the end this will fail because of the lack of money).



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: Portuguese
Was learning Portuguese a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Portuguese
How much did you improve your Portuguese?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Personal comments:
The university offered a language course from the beginning of the academic year on, but was totally overrun with the students from abroad. Classes with 40 or more people made the language courses unmotivating and unefficient.
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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:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits:
Surprisingly, costs in lisboa were comparable to those in munich (where standard of living is quiet high). I spent a lot of money for telephone costs, because I had to buy a mobile one and rates to Germany were high (there didn´t exist a telephone from the local Telecom in my flat). Most goods had almost the same price as the ones in Germany - or were even more expensive.
Overall, Telephone: was more expensive than at home.
Food, Travel, Nightlife, Housing: was the same price as at home.
Personal comments:
Transfering money to an account at a bank in Portugal can be quiet expensive! A cost-saving way could be the use of a credit-card/Euro-card.
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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...
There are many resources in the internet about university, country, life, economy, politics, and so on -try some!
In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.



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:
Don´t expect too much from the courses (although I heard that business classes are quiet good at the University Nova and there are the better equipped Biblioteca Nacional and Gulbenkian-Foundation). People, life and culture are really interesting and not to be missed!



FINAL COMMENTS

If you want to get to know to a very special country which lives to some extension in the past and which has to struggle with the modern times, theres´s no better way to experience it. Travelling in Portugal (there are good and cheap possibilities by bus or train) is really a adventure.
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