Reviews of Instituto Superior de Ciências do Trabalho e Empresa | Portugal

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Hélène D

ESCE International Business School, Paris, France
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

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

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

kapital, bairro alto, lux, cascais, baixa chiado

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Hélène D

ESCE International Business School, Paris, France
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

i lived in my oncles apartment, who almost never here. The apartment in lisbon was well located, i had a cleaing lady twice a week.

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Hélène D

ESCE International Business School, Paris, France
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Food, Travel, Overall, Telephone, Nightlife:

was more expensive than at home.

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

none

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Hélène D

ESCE International Business School, Paris, France
Business Studies, 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

none

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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Hélène D

ESCE International Business School, Paris, France
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

no, as i already knew lisbon

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

2

Culture

3

Costs

4

Activities

3

Campus life

2

Party / people

3

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

the ISCTE is a faculty, different from a business school, where i am in paris. Concerning the admistrative papers, it was not easy at the begining, because it takes a long time, and the admistrative office is quite slow

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

i was very glad to have spent 6 months in lisbon, i did not know the city that much. the courses were interesting and the teachers good.I met a lot of people with whom i still keep in touch

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Hélène D

ESCE International Business School, Paris, France
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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I am native in Portuguese, and speak fluently. in the very day life i had no problems of communication.the courses at ISCTE were in English, but i did not have difficulties to understand

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