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4.19 / 5 based on 129 reviews
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ewa g
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I was living with Portuguese girls and it was nice. Not only I have had Erasmus friends but also Portuguese.
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olenka1
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
At home food and housing is divided between all family members. In Portugal I used to eat very often in restaurants. I used to travel more than in Poland. Telephon calls are very cheap in Portugal.
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Food, Housing, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Try to shop in Mini Preco or Lidel, for night life for girls: in many places there are special days in a week when ladies can enter for free!
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RAFAEL G
Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Is very important to keep in contact with the local teachers and the teachers of your home university
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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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Stephan H
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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Knew no portugese at all, now am alright, the portugese course was pretty good.
The English level of some people there was apalling eventhough in general it was ok.
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ewa g
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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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
Personal comments
I think it is good to try everything. There are a lot of pubs in each part of Lisbon. Cafes, I liked tipical portuguese bars with galao and cake bolacha :)
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Miroslav H
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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
all courses studied in english, additional portuguese language course, i liked it, but sometimes was the teachers accent a bit worse, nearly ununderstable
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