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Università degli Studi di Pavia

University of Pavia, Strada Nuova 65, 27100 Pavia, Italy
3.83 / 5 based on 96 reviews.

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83% of students recommend
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Housing
3.7/5
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Student life
4.1/5
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Academic
3.6/5
 4 stars (24)
Languages
4.5/5
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Expenses
3.1/5
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Overall
4.5/5
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“You should have a mobil phone or buy one-you are not a human being in Italy without a "cellulare".” Read Review
Tina99, Germany

Università degli Studi di Pavia review by Christina

Review by Christina, Universität Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
Marketing and Sales Management, 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: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why? It was a great experience to share a flat with a french, a spanish and a polish girl. And appart from that our flat was located right in the city center. Great!
Personal comments:
Most of the flats and rooms I saw where really ok.
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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: Student life dominates the city
Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Activities, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
The very best ice-cream was to buy at "Vanilli´s" near the "piazza". The Dublino, an Irish Pub, used to be our meeting point. For dancing people I can recommend the "ombelico".
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ACADEMIC       3.5 / 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:
Depends very much on the teachers as everywhere.



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?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Italian
How much did you improve your Italian?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Personal comments:
In the beginning it was pretty hard but after a while I became used to it and dared to communicate.
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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:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits:
I had to buy a mobile phone because a fixed phone was to expensive. The expenses for Travel and Nightlife where higher because I wanted to experience more than I usually do at home.
Travel, Nightlife, Overall, Telephone: was more expensive than at home.
Food, Housing: was the same price as at home.
Personal comments:
If you want to go travelling and if you are under 25 you should buy the "carta verde", a ticket which allows you to get cheaper train tickets (reduction 20-30%)for one year.
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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
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:
Go to Italy and find out...;-)



FINAL COMMENTS

You should have a mobil phone or buy one-you are not a human being in Italy without a "cellulare".
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