Reviews of Universidade do Porto | Portugal

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MONIKA S

Wyzsza Szkola Humanistyczno-Ekonomiczna, Lodz, Poland
Philology, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

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)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I think this kind of student exchange is a wonderful opportunity to learn a new language or get more fluent in a language we already speak. Learning in real-life situations is a very useful experience. It also gives an opportunity to learn about the culture of natives.

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MONIKA S

Wyzsza Szkola Humanistyczno-Ekonomiczna, Lodz, Poland
Philology, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

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)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I think this kind of student exchange is a wonderful opportunity to learn a new language or get more fluent in a language we already speak. Learning in real-life situations is a very useful experience. It also gives an opportunity to learn about the culture of natives.

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Natalia R

Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
Engineering, Chemical, Graduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Student life dominates the city

Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Activities, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Ribeira at night is wonderful, it´s full of pubs by the Douro river. Piolho and Gestoá Café are the students meeting point. Fantasporto is a festival of fantastic cinema, quite good. Besides, Parque da Cidade, Palacio do Cristal are beautiful parks. Rua Santa Catarina is a downtown street full of shops.

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“amazing environment to learn with so many excellent professors!”

Sara S

Portugal, Graduate
Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, 2023

Overall

My experience as a Master Student at the University of Porto was really good, mainly because one of it's components is a mandatory internship where I learnt several things that I will take with me forever

Careers

At the University of Porto there are several international relationships that you can explore. I love that I did could study abroad for one semester

Pros

Professores, Bibliotecas, Recursos

Cons

Condições de Apoio Social

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Virginia T

Academia de Studii Economice din Bucuresti, Bucharest, Romania
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Master

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:
My level after:

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

During my Master Course I had the opportunity to work for a consultancy company, so I my language skills improved considerably. However, I insisted in making presentations in English, both at the University as well as at work. It felt me feel more confident.

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