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Overall
I wish I had known...
No, it was better than I ever imagined
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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
It's a very informal university, with very nice people. Sometimes you have to wait long before you can meet somebody (professor).
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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 had the time of my life there! When you study in Siena you really have to travel through Toscana: it is sooo beautiful!!! People are very nice, food is very good,...life is good in Italy!
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Expenses
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
I spend more because life is too good in Italy! I travelled through Toscana, and went out to eat in restaurants a lot more than in Belgium. On the other hand, my accomodation was cheaper than in Belgium. (I think because it was from the university)
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Food, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
For clothes and shoes there is every wednesday a market in Siena. Here you find sometimes very nice and cheap things!
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Academic
Course recommendations
In Italy you get information very late (especially compared to Belgium) and you had to find out everything yourself. Besides this, the professors were very friendly, much more informal than in Belgium.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Maybe the information could be better, but I thing this is always a bit a problem when you study abroad.
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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: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Before I didn't understand a word italian. The first three weeks I followed a language course and there I got to learn the basis. When the exams started I also got to learn 'economic' italian. After I returnd I think I can say that I improved a lot! Now I plan to improve my italian further, after all it's one of the most beautiful languages in the world, isn't it?!
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
The best restaurant from Siena (and maybe from whole Toscana) is definitely Le Logge!!! Even George Clooney ate here!! It's address is in Via del Porrione (the street were my house was too!). Also in this street you have Gallo Nero: very good food and the servants are dressed like Romans! There aren't many discothèques in Siena, because there exists a closing time. But there were busses to Il Bombo: very nice discothèque! Off course there are also plenty of nice bars! L'officina (at Piazza del Sale) is nice, especially for me, because it's from the boyfriend of a belgian girl. We spend a lot of tima at Sobb's, because here almost all the erasmus students went. (at Piazza del Mercato, first it's name was Bogart) And when you want to drink very cheap, you have to go to Il Contro! There are off course also very other nice bars in Siena, too many to describe!
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I lived in a house with 20 persons from all nationalities. This way, I really got to know the cultural differences between European countries. And I made friends for life!
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Personal comments
The location could not have been better: 1 minute from Piazza del Campo! Only the technical aspects were sometimes disappointing. For example: we only got warm water after 3 weeks and when something was broken it took a while before it was fixed! But at that time it didn't bother me much. Typically Italy! ;-)
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