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Instituto Superior Técnico (IST)

78 reviews
4.13 / 5 based on 78 reviews
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gabieiro
Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Engineering, Chemical, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
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gabieiro
Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Engineering, Chemical, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I prefer live in an Apartment because it's more independent.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
none
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gabieiro
Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Engineering, Chemical, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
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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
none
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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
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gabieiro
Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Engineering, Chemical, 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
My experience with language was very good because Portuguese is very similar to Spanish.
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gabieiro
Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Engineering, Chemical, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
I had wish to speak Portuguese better.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
4
Culture
3
Costs
3
Activities
1
Campus life
1
Party / people
1
Weather / location
3
Personal recommendation
University is very good, they are very teachers and generally people is very enjoyable.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
3
Traveled
2
Improved language skills
3
Met people from other countries
3
Became more independent
3
Partied a lot
1
Experienced a change in life
3
Advanced my studies & career
3
Final comments
Normally, I can say that Lisbon is a good city for you live.
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gabieiro
Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Engineering, Chemical, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Not specified
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
Personal spending habits
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
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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