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Philipp G
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
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
Nightlife in Lisbon is just amazing. All kinds of night spots, indoor and outdoor, many areas full of places and I guess by far the lowest prices in Western Europe.
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Personal comments
The Erasmus office helps people to find housing but what they offer is usually not acceptable.
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Philipp G
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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Portuguese is awfully hard to learn, especially if you are not from a latin country. Some of us haven't learned more than a few words. But actually it doesn't matter. Everybody speaks English very well.
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Philipp G
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
Government assistance
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
I spent for travel because I was trevelling more and I spent more for housing because I had one. Nighlife and calls from pre-paid phones (the phones themselves are old and expensive) are extremly cheap.
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Housing, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Food:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone, Nightlife, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
It's really cheap as long as you don't get robbed!
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Philipp G
Overall
I wish I had known...
I should have tried to get an appartment before arriving. Internet access in the house would have also been a good idea as the facilities at uni were a joke.
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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
If you want to learn a lot go somewhere else. If you want to have fun go to Lisbon.
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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
Leave your wallet and credit card at home when you go out at night and just take 10-20€. Many people got robbed (with knives) and some had to take money from the ATM.
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Philipp G
Academic
Course recommendations
Remember ground school? When the teacher was writing everything on the blackboard an you had to copy? If you want to have a revival take 'Seminar in European Economics'! The other courses were more or less okay.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
There is too much to improve. Leave it the way it is. It has charm.
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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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