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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Favorite night spots: Twice and Club A. There are many cheap cultural events like opera. In other place of Europe it is much more expensive.
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
I had a great time and people always helped me in what I needed. And of course it was the cheapest place in the city center.
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Personal comments
The only point I didn't like was that all the doormens didn't speak english, only romanian, being difficult to comunicate with them when necessary.
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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
Always used english. All young people speak english, however old people do not. Didn't had the opportunity to learn local language.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
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

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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
The cost of life in Romania is very cheap. I had a luxury life with less than I used to pay in my country for a regular life.
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Everything is cheap in Romania. Take attention to taxis because some of them will charge a lot more than the normal pay.
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Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Some teachers do not pay attention to ERASMUS students.
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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