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Instituto Superior de Ciências do Trabalho e Empresa

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4.19 / 5 based on 129 reviews
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Stephan H
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Travel, Activities: Takes place mostly within 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
Bairro Alto in general! Also the Clubs down by the Docks!
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Stephan H
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Because it was pretty perfect!
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
The University itself doesn´t provide housing, it just arranges it, with privat landlords.
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Stephan H
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Local language was: Different than language of instruction
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
Was learning the local language a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language
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)
How much did you improve your the local language?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
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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Stephan H
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
Better English for the instructors!
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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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Stephan H
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br> Government assistance<br> An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Well, it was my Erasmus-Semester....of course I went out more. I had a really cheap flat back home. Food is cheaper. that´s it!
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Overall, Housing, Nightlife, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Food:
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
none
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Stephan H
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
NO! I was well prepared.
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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
4
Costs
3
Activities
2
Campus life
2
Party / people
4
Weather / location
4
Personal recommendation
Go for it! ISCTE is a very recieving friendly uni, wiht lots of international students.
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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
4
Became more independent
4
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
3
Advanced my studies & career
4
Final comments
Got to Marocco and the beaches of portugal!
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