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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
There are plenty of aperitif bars: Circus, Café Walter, Roma 24, Mokabar. Best night clubs and disco in Triest: Rex, Mandraccio, Marina San Giusto, La voce della luna and in the near surrounding: in Monfalcone : El Touch and Aola, furthermore in Slovenia: The Clun and Karma, Check them out all! It's worth it!
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: room in community/appartment with host students
Why?
To improve language skills and to learn more about the living style
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Personal comments
You receive no help, everything has to be arranged by oneself
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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: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
At the beginning I spoke to much with exchange students, but after the integration in the local ambience my language skills improved
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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
Nightlife and travel expenses have been cheaper, but in general I consumed more than at home because I travelled and went out more often than at home
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Telephone, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Nightlife, Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
It is cheaper to drink wine than beer and you save up to one Euro if you consume your drink at the bar instead of sitting down. As books are hardly available in the library it is better to borrow them from another student and to copy them in the copy shop
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Overall
I wish I had known...
Choose well were to leave to avoid long walking distance and the necessity to use a bus, especially in night, because there are no night buses after 1 am. Look out and inform yourself when are strikes take place!
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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
Don't let yourself be influenced of bad rumours, if you want you can have a fantastic life in Triest. It's a small city but with charm and incredible opportunities if one knows to use them.
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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
Travel tips: Verona, Lubljana (also at night), Portoroz, Muggia, Aquileia, Grado, Lignano,...endless
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Academic
Course recommendations
Have a look at all interesting courses in the first week and then choose which to enrol.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Interact with local students, at the beginning they are quite reserved but after a while they thaw
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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