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3.97 / 5 based on 201 reviews
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Ostria Bar at Exarchia Square - International meeting point for all erasmus students of athens and as well people doing au-pair and internships
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Pretty close to university and most of the erasmus apartments are quite nice
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Personal comments
Organized pretty good, except of the deposit, which was hard to get back
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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: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
main language is english, therefore this language is improved at most, greek language, hardly not usable in everydays life, since the basics dont help too much
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Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
academic life would be way easier if no barriers because of strikes all the time
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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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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Food is more expensive, especially in athens, just like the nightlife, most bars/clubs not really cheap and travel because of weekend trips to islands or through the main land (but was worth it)
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Food, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Food in supermarkets extremely expensive, especially fruit and vegetables, buy this stuff at local markets (once or twice a week)
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Overall
I wish I had known...
about the strikes all over athens (greece)
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Take it easy, try to do the administrative stuff as early as possible (just in case there is a strike the day/week you have to leave)
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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
Travel tips: all the islands are perfect locations for trips, the main land is not too interesting but has good spots to visit as well,
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