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Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT)

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mathieu r
Université Paul Sabatier: Toulouse III, Toulouse, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family<br> An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Food: here the food is pretty expensive, and without really good quality Telephone: By opening an account in an Irish bank, I got a free mobile phone, with £50 call offered! Accomodation: globally, the lifecost in Ireland is higher than at home Nightlife: more than 200 pubs in Galway, implying many temptations!
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Housing, Food, Nightlife, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
In order to heat the house, you can't only use electricity, because too expensive, therefore, you have to buy some heating oil, which is pretty expensive as well!!!
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majick8456
Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, United States
Manufacturing Sciences (including CAD, CAM, CAE), Undergraduate, University Agreement
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
nights out can get expensive, travel is cheap, I don't have a telephone here.
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Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Overall, Housing, Food:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone, Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
make sure your plane tickets are refunduble or exchangeable. Try to quit smoking if you do.
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Daniel-Emil I
Universitatea Politehnica din Bucuresti, Bucharest, Romania
Engineering, Mechanical, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family<br> An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
because the difference between the local and home currencies( lesser customer power at home)
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Telephone, Overall, Food, Nightlife, Travel, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
shop at the big shopping centers, prefferably during working days
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Sergio C
Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
Engineering, Technology, Graduate, Erasmus
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
Food more expensive Accomodation very expensive in Ireland, at home I lived with my parents Travel. Very interesting country you have to visit it
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Overall, Food, Travel, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, 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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vlad_t_s
Universitatea Politehnica din Bucuresti, Bucharest, Romania
Engineering, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Because prices are overall so much higher than at home.
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Overall, Telephone, Housing, Travel, Nightlife, Food:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
Stop going out every evening and you will save probably more than 400 euros a month!
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JAN V
Ceske Vysoke Uceni Technicke v Praze, Prague, Czech Republic
Engineering, Civil, Graduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family<br> Other
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
I need roughly 1000 euro for a semestr in Czech republic while I spent 2700 euro in Ireland in the same time. I was travelling more but saving in food and personal expences.
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Telephone, Overall, Food, Nightlife, Travel, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
There is a great web of Hostels throughout Ireland where the ISIC card is accepted. Get the travel stamp for 30% discounts on busses.
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