Reviews of John Hopkins University, Bologna Center | Italy

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Isabel B

Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
International Relations, Graduate, Independent

Student life

Describe host city:

Student life dominates the city

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

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Bologna is full of pubs, cinemas, restaurants and discos since it is the number one student city in Italy

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Isabel B

Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
International Relations, Graduate, Independent

Expenses

Main source of funding:

A private grant

Other sources of funding:

none

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

It was a year to enjoy to the utmost

Nightlife, Housing, Overall, Travel, Telephone, Food:

was more 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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Julie C

John Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States
International Relations, Graduate, SAIS campus

Academic

Course recommendations

nope

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

more courses to choose from

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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Julie C

John Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States
International Relations, Graduate, SAIS campus

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Was learning English a key decision factor?

No, it wasn't.

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

fine it is in english anyhow

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pavlo b

University of Chernivtsi, Chernivtsi, Ukraine
International Relations, Graduate, Independent

Overall

I wish I had known...

the language of the country

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

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

quite good

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

4

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

no

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pauliina

John Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States
International Relations, Graduate, SAIS

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 Italian a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Italian

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 Italian?

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 sound like a native in both languages - before and after

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