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4.13 / 5 based on 78 reviews
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stefano n
Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Engineering, Electronic, Undergraduate, Erasmus
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
Different kind of life, and possible experience to do
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Nightlife, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Housing:
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
Lira devaluate during my year out
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stefano n
Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Engineering, Electronic, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: Portuguese
Was learning Portuguese a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your Portuguese?
My level before:
My level after:
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
I could easily learn portuguese without great difficulty,
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stefano n
Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Engineering, Electronic, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
no
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
1
Culture
3
Costs
2
Activities
1
Campus life
1
Party / people
1
Weather / location
3
Personal recommendation
Live the city life and not only the univiersity life
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
4
Traveled
3
Improved language skills
4
Met people from other countries
3
Became more independent
3
Partied a lot
3
Experienced a change in life
3
Advanced my studies & career
2
Final comments
Tras os montes. lisbon to sagres by the coast in easter time!!
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stefano n
Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Engineering, Electronic, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
Difficulties in mixing home and host programs
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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
Too much laboratory time
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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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stefano n
Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Engineering, Electronic, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
Ithas been a long ago. Nightlife in lisbon changed almost totally. Bairro alto and Alfame were the best places to go
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stefano n
Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Engineering, Electronic, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: student house
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
privacy
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
The Host university treat me very well. I did not have hany problem with accomodation.The student house had almost everything a student need
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