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Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Portugal
Financial Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
There are some very good places where you can have fun in the Night: Docas, Santos, Oriente, Bairro Alto (Mezcal is the meeting place of the Erasmus students). There is also a very nice place in Alfama called Chapito and a very good "pastelaria" in Baixa Chiado called "Lua de mel"
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Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Portugal
Financial Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Because I would like to have a room just for myself and not share it with some other room-mate
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Personal comments
It was pretty good, the best thing was the fact that I was very close to my university
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Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Portugal
Financial Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus
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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Most of the people know English and for this reason it was not very important to learn Portuguese.
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Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Portugal
Financial Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
Because all the prices in Portugal are bigger than in Romania.Their level of development is higher than in Romania.
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Portugal is less expensive than most of the countries of the European Union.
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Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Portugal
Financial Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
I wish I had known that I had to make a deposit of 150 euros as a damage fund for the residence where I lived.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
It is a very good university, maybe the best in Portugal.
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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
Lisbon is a great city, you will fall inlove with it. It has a great night life and you can have lots of fun there as a student.
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Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Portugal
Financial Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
The courses are very demanding and require a lot of work during all the course,not only at the end. So it is very difficult to make more than 3 courses per semester.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
There should be a decreasing of the papers and works you have to do during the semester.
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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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