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4.12 / 5 based on 113 reviews
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Carla V
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
The nightlife is very different from the portuguese. The ERASMUS spot is mainly usually "Grigua" in the historic center and then the disco "Milk". There is a fantastic bar called "IL Clan" to be with a small group of friends, having a nice chat. It has an amazing decoration.
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Carla V
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
The ERASMUS experience should be lived in community, with other foreign and native italian students so that we can make a deeper cultural exchange.
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Personal comments
It's very difficult to find a house in Genoa. There are no campus, the University doesn't get involved.. Because of this, the landlords get advantage of the needing situation of the students, specially ERASMUS.
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Carla V
Overall
I wish I had known...
No. Not knowing the next step is "the feeling" in ERASMUS experience.
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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
The burocracy on arrival is tiring and disappointing. Make it easier! Keeping internet available more hours and libraries open through the night would also be good.
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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
I'm loving all the good and not so good things of this experience. There is nothing that needs special attention.
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Carla V
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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Carla V
Languages
Language of instruction: Italian
Was learning Italian a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your Italian?
My level before:
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Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Italian language is not so difficult to read, because also Portuguese comes from Latin. To understand linstening was much more difficult and speaking was a mixture of words and gestures. Anyway, it turned out to be great learning a new language. It helped me a lot living with an italian person.
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Carla V
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Everything is more expensive in Italy than in Portugal, specially food and drink. And for telephone I spent more because of international calls.
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Telephone, Overall, Food, Nightlife, Travel, Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
It's more difficult than I thought. Anyway, eating in restaurants is not a good idea. We have to pay a tax (different from one restaurant to another) just for being there, called "coperto". It's better to buy food and cook at home. Internet is very expensive in Internet points, and the time that University has internet available is about 5 hours per day: It doesn't satisfy the needs of every student.
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