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Università degli Studi di Torino

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4.13 / 5 based on 281 reviews
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Cecilia P
Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Activities, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
Murazzi
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Cecilia P
Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I liked my experience
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
none
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Cecilia P
Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
How difficult is to find a place to live for people who are not italian; and the difficulty in find someone who speaks english in and out of university.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
3
Culture
3
Costs
2
Activities
2
Campus life
2
Party / people
3
Weather / location
2
Personal recommendation
To approach a little better the international students, especially whart considers the language skills like english, for initial interacting between external students and teachers.
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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
3
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
4
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
3
Final comments
It's a great personal experience to grow and to interact with other cultures and ways of think, to improve yourself and your capacities.
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Cecilia P
Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, 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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Cecilia P
Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, 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: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
at the beginning it was a little dificult, but then it became more easier and it provided a more enthusiastic interaction within the social environment.
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Cecilia P
Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife:
was the same price as 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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