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4.22 / 5 based on 158 reviews
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Since I lived with a Danish, a Belgian and a Dutch and we got along very well, our house was a nice place to stay
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Personal comments
the Student's Association (Associacao Académica de Coimbra) publishes lists of free rooms in September for their students with rankings, locations and prices
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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
All over Coimbra there are bars who receive statal subsidies so that everybody can have fun there (Dom Dinis, Buraco Negro, O.A.F, and of course the bar of the Associacao), a cold beer costs about 0,-60 € anywhere you go, there is plenty going on
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Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
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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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Government assistance
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
In comparison to Germany, Portugal is much cheaper, especially in travel, food, accomodation and nightlife
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Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Languages
Language of instruction: Portuguese
Was learning Portuguese a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your Portuguese?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Especially the six weeks-Erasmus Intensive Course at the Faculty of Letters in September and October was the best that could happen to us, speaking in language and social terms
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Overall
I wish I had known...
If I had, I still wouldn't have believed a year can make you that happy
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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
Participate in the Intensive Language Course as early as possible and during the first six weeks, don't go to bed without having gone out
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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
Coimbra is one of the most traditional student cities in Europe dating back to the year 1290, the academical traditions are still today part of the student life, it is a pity we don't have it in Germany
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