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Università degli Studi di Pavia

132 reviews
4.10 / 5 based on 132 reviews
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Eleftheria *
Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens, Greece
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
using cell phones costs quite more than in Greece but the rest depends on how you live, as it is ovious during in Eramus you go out and travel a lot more, but you can always avoid extreme expenses if you wish
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Telephone, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
none
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Eleftheria *
Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens, Greece
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
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My academic experiences
Quality of courses
Variety of courses
Access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
none
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall
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Eleftheria *
Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens, Greece
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
about the weather (it was quite cold) and the corrispondence of the grades
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
3
Culture
4
Costs
2
Activities
1
Campus life
2
Party / people
3
Weather / location
4
Personal recommendation
the university functions well as long as you get usd to its rythms
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
4
Traveled
3
Improved language skills
4
Met people from other countries
3
Became more independent
4
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
3
Final comments
take warm clothes with you if you go in the winter, anti-mosqitos stuff if you go in the summer and travel a lot, never omitting to ask for travel offers of Trenitalia
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Eleftheria *
Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens, Greece
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus
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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
the fact of italian students being really open encouraged me to constantly improve, even if at the beginning I wasn't exactly fluid, at the end it came more easily speaking in italian than in english or even greek!
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Eleftheria *
Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens, Greece
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
got a chance to meet many native students and integrate with them
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
the quality of offered housing is not ottimal but they 're quite helpful
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Eleftheria *
Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens, Greece
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
best bars for aperitivo: pozzo, cantiere, minerva, do not omit a visit to the theater, it's amazing
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