Reviews of Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) | Portugal

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anonymous

Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Engineering, Chemical, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

because,it's beeing a good experience to live with people from other countries but having your own space

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

none

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anonymous

Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Engineering, Chemical, Graduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Travel, Activities: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Erasmus life is the best, people is the best in Lisbon, but nightlife is very interesting, and the cultural offer is amazing and quite cheap, there're a lot of reductions in prices for students. Lisbon is very calm if you want but very active if you don't want to stop.And portuguese people is very, very polite and kind.

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anonymous

Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Engineering, Chemical, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

Portugal was a little bit known for me because it's near from my home, so, I knew the essencial for surviving the first days. But the things that I learn here are always good.

In my opinion:

I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

4

Culture

4

Costs

2

Activities

4

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

To be very talkative and try to learn about everything:people, culture, country, food. Portughese people is very curious about people from abroad, smiling and talking is something that can help you a lot.

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

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

Be careful because this is a big city, but not to have fear about enjoying Lisbon. Always take the guides because they can give you a lot of ideas about places to visit, to eat, to go out...

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anonymous

Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Engineering, Chemical, Graduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

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

Classes for less people.

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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anonymous

Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Engineering, Chemical, Graduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: Portuguese

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning Portuguese a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Portuguese

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your Portuguese?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

First, I spoke in English with the other Erasmus and, here in Portugal, almost people can undestand Spanish, but trying to understand Portughese was a little bit difficult.

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