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4.02 / 5 based on 130 reviews
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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
night spots: lemon tree
events: saturday's fary
place not to be missed: donnatar(?) castle
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Home university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
1. Great opportunity to meet people with diferent backgrounds
2. Great location
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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
Food, Housing, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
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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Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
The University should have more courses related with operations research - my field of studies -
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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
1. Be prepared to have problems, to face them and to learn with them;
2. Relax. If someone does'n understand what you're trying to say, take a deep breath and try another way!
3. Enjoy everything that's new!
4. Leave the preconcepted ideas at home: you don't need them!!
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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
The fact that I had to communicate in english 24/7 became the most powerfull exercise I can imagine!!
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