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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
a bar for every day of the week: Monday = Underground, Tuesday=Hybridy!!!, Wednesday = Enklawa, Thursday = Organza, Friday and Saturday: mexicana, sheesha, lemon, ego, punkt, ...
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Housing
Type of housing: Hotelroom (Portos)
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Hotelroom (Portos)
Why?
It was arranged by the host school and you get to know everybody within one week!
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Personal comments
Very well arranged, cheap, a lot of foreign students, just a while away from the school
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Academic
Course recommendations
There is a gigantic offer of courses, BUT not all will be available according to the choices of the students...
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
A lot of papers and presentations... Just one exam in total... very..mmmmm... interesting :)
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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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Polish is not easy! i spent an entire year in Poland and i just know the basics, the simple basics
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Overall
I wish I had known...
This was probably one of the best years of my life! no regrets!
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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
Everything was perfect!
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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 year was sooooo cool! A life-experience to the fullest... You meet people who want to meet you, you visit strange places, you party till you drop. Conclusion: ERASMUS RULES!
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
Government assistance
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
To be on the other side of Europe is an opportunity you can't slide, and you're an Erasmus-student: so party and travel!
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Telephone, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
If you're their for a year, open a polish bank account, the bank inside SGH can help you with that!
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