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3.99 / 5 based on 230 reviews
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alice s
Università degli Studi di Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus
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
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
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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alice s
Università degli Studi di Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus
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 assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
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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alice s
Università degli Studi di Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus
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
Quality of courses
Variety of courses
Access to resources
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 at end of course
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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alice s
Università degli Studi di Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus
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
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
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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alice s
Università degli Studi di Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus
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
Academic reasons
4
Culture
3
Costs
1
Activities
3
Campus life
2
Party / people
2
Weather / location
1
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
3
Traveled
4
Improved language skills
4
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
3
Partied a lot
3
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
4
Final comments
This experience of studying abroad is helpful in different ways: the career, the culture, the language.
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alice s
Università degli Studi di Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus
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 text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
the travel costs and the food are very expensive!
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