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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
There is a quarter, the so-called five ways, that offer to the young people everything to have fun, from the typical English Pub to the most modern night club.
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
Because you can live on Campus with all the facilities that you need if you are a foreign student.
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Personal comments
The Housing Office is well organised. All you need to search a place to live it's just to go there and ask them some suitable solution, you will find an answer in such a few time.
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Academic
Course recommendations
You have to take part at the lecture, so it would be easier to study for the examinations.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Just more intercation with the local student, otherwise you could feel a little bit isolated.
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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: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
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 it was difficult to understand the native-english student because of their accent and slang. After a little bit of time, I've learned proper business English and at the same time I was able to speak with every people I met.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
Not particularly
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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
You will find a well organised University.
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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
This experience of studying abroad is helpful in different ways: the career, the culture, the language.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Because the life is more expensive in England.
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
the travel costs and the food are very expensive!
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