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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Bairro Alto, Hard Rock Cafe, Cap&cino
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
independent, you can live with other students from same university
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Personal comments
it is quite easy to find an apartment in Lisbon, difficult for studentes from "richer" countries to get into a students residence
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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
the teachers english was quite good, we had some problems with portuguese students, some of them hardly speak a word english, which was quite difficult in group works
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
Government assistance
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
you travel more, you want to get to know to the country, you go out more, because you want to get to know to people and get friends, phoning from mobile phone is much more expensive than in austria, besides that you also want to call your family, friends,... from home
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Telephone, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
do not take the courses to easy as they seem to be in the beginning. The exams at the end are quite difficult!
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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
travel tips: Porto, Sagres, Lagos, Sintra, Setubal, Evora,... (the best is to rent a car, you can see morge in less days!)
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Academic
Course recommendations
if you have any questions concerning the classes go to the teachers, they are very nice and help you
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
you are exchange student and you have all the exams at the end of the semester, the last week where all the people and your new friends are together, make smaller exams also during semester, that not everything of your grade is the final exam
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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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