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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
Prato della Vale.
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
It is the best way to get to know the people you live with.
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Personal comments
My housing was ery good but I know that some dorms offered by Uni were not the best place to live, e.g Cristophoris.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
Better Italian :D
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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
to be more strict as far as the work assigments for foreign students are concerned
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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
Padova is a great place to get to know Italian culture and learn the language. If you are looking for serious study experience (e.g.long hours over the projects and revising for exams), don't go to Italy. If you are once there then it depends on you - you can study hard and benefit not only from new language skills but also academic experience. Good luck!
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Academic
Course recommendations
Italian knowledge is a must!
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
More events were internationals can get to know also native students.
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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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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: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Beginngs were hard, but at the end I had no problems to communicate and pass all my exmas very well.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Because the prices are much higher.
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Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items