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Università degli Studi di Genova

University of Genoa, Via Balbi 5, 16126 Genova, Italy
3.94 / 5 based on 84 reviews.

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92% of students recommend
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Housing
3.9/5
 All experiences (84)
Student life
4.4/5
 5 stars (30)
Academic
3.9/5
 4 stars (24)
Languages
4.1/5
 3 stars (30)
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3.1/5
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4.6/5
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“Be an Erasmus student is like to be at university for the first time but with you age and everythig you lived before. You must travel to undestand why and how thing happens. We must be one to other ones.” Read Review
tecas161074, Portugal

Università degli Studi di Genova review by tecas161074

Review by tecas161074, Universidade de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
Environmental Sciences, Erasmus
HOUSING    
Personal assessment
Cost
KEY:
Couldn't have asked for more.
Pretty good.
Could've been better, but didn't lessen the overall experience.
Disappointing.
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why? Because I was living with students anda I am used to live like that. You must pay you counts and clean your place. You are free to do wath you want, it's you place, so...
Personal comments:
It was an apartment that I divided with tree more friend and it was a nice place. I had tram and train station not so far.
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STUDENT LIFE    
Personal social experience
Activities
KEY:
Amazing! Hardly had time to study.
Plenty to do when I had the time.
So-so.
Did not get involved.
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Describe host city: Students equally interact with the local and student community
Activities, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
Yo ha piazza del 'erbe were everyone goes there to meet someone or to drink something.Nearly to this square you have a lots of night spots wit local people where you are quit good. On summer you have a marginal avenue (Corso Italia)with a lots of nigth spots.
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ACADEMIC       4.5 / 5
My academic experiences
Quality of courses
KEY:
Fantastic.
Pretty good.
Could've been a bit better.
Disappointing.
Variety of courses
Availability/access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with other international students
Interaction with local students
Course recommendations:



My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
KEY:
Liked it.
It was alright.
A bit annoying.
Didn't like it.
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course.
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall
Personal comments:
none

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Language difficulties
Social
KEY:
No problems.
I coped pretty well.
Sometimes it was difficult.
It was a constant struggle.
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Language of instruction: Italian
Was learning Italian a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Personal comments:
Once I'm portuguese Italian is not so dificult for me, so I learned easily. People try to understand you
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EXPENSES    
The accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
KEY:
Very easy.
Minimal effort.
Accessible but required effort.
Almost impossible.
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits:
Travel, Nightlife, Telephone, Housing: was more expensive than at home.
Food, Overall: was the same price as at home.
Personal comments:
none
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OVERALL    
Important to choosing this university...
Academic reasons
KEY:
Very Important.
Important.
Not really important.
Unimportant.
Culture
Costs
Activities
Campus life
Party / people
Weather / Location
I wish I had known...
No because leearnig it is the best thing in the world. I learned a lot
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!



During my experience abroad, I ...
Became familiar with another culture
KEY:
Happened all the time.
Happened quite a lot.
Happened a bit.
Didn't happen.
Traveled
Improved language skills
Met people from other countries
Became more independent
Partied a lot
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies/career
Personal recommendation:
It is to old bat a good university. Genoa it is not a tipical students city but remember that in midle of eight hundred thousand people studants are like thirty five thousand. So You will be one more in Genoa. Do not expect that everyone is expecting you. You must run your life as you can.



FINAL COMMENTS

Be an Erasmus student is like to be at university for the first time but with you age and everythig you lived before. You must travel to undestand why and how thing happens. We must be one to other ones.
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