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VIA University College

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4.20 / 5 based on 137 reviews
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DAVIDE B
Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, 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
I organized many erasmus events inside on the campus. Pubs, discos, theatre and concerts were the only options in a quite small city.
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DAVIDE B
Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
I had the opportunity to compare myself with people of different cultures and to discover many of my communications and adaptations skills, regularly living and studying with people coming from different continents
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
It's a good occasion to exchange moments, opinions and experiences with people that could have different points of view, because of other cultures
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DAVIDE B
Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
The cost of living in Denmark is very high compared with the italian one
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Food, Telephone, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing, 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
none
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DAVIDE B
Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
Italian universities should adopt a similar teaching system: good opportunity of interaction between students and teachers, many group-projects, practical activities, case studies and business-games
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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
none
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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
Overall
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DAVIDE B
Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
Nothig! It has been very pleasurable to discover something new every day!
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In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
3
Culture
4
Costs
2
Activities
3
Campus life
4
Party / people
4
Weather / location
1
Personal recommendation
Teachers and students smiling in a very friendly and relaxed athmosphere...
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
4
Traveled
4
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
3
Final comments
I just repeat a sentence I have red in an adverisment of Erasmus program: TWO THINGS MAY CHANGE ONE PERSON: LOVE AND ERASMUS!
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DAVIDE B
Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, 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: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
In denmark all the people speaks english. At the beginning I had some difficulties with the language but after one year I've been at ease in every situation
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