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4.09 / 5 based on 273 reviews
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Ilaria Z
Universita di Parma, Parma, Italy
Language, 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
The Eldon, Hi Fi club with really nice music, starbuck's cafe, caffe nero, and other places
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Ilaria Z
Universita di Parma, Parma, Italy
Language, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
because u have all the space u need and u have your indipendence
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
They are perfect and really good organised, I'm really satisfied!!!
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Ilaria Z
Universita di Parma, Parma, Italy
Language, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
no,
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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
no but try to understand foreign students....
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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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Ilaria Z
Universita di Parma, Parma, Italy
Language, 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
not easy to cope with yorkshire accent...but at the end u get used, i liked it
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Ilaria Z
Universita di Parma, Parma, Italy
Language, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
yorkshire accent
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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
3
Party / people
3
Weather / location
1
Personal recommendation
try to understand italian people...we come from a bad organised university...in Leeds is heaven!!!
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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
4
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
4
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
4
Final comments
travel renting a car, u can see much more things, try any kind of food, is always an experience, as soon as u have problem ask and don't be shy!!!enjoy as much as u can and go inside this fascinating culture
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Ilaria Z
Universita di Parma, Parma, Italy
Language, Undergraduate, Erasmus
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
because of euro?!
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Telephone, Housing, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, 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
the only thing I can say is to spend as few as they can...anything else...prefer market rather than supermarket as safeway and mark's and spencer
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