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Vanessa C
Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
I spent more time cooking because in Italy usually my mother cook for me; I spent less time phonig because there was better activity to do
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Food, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing, Travel, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
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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Vanessa C
Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
excellent organization, every lesson was on internet,perfect interation beteew teachr and student
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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
the final exams are really different than in my coutry
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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
Overall
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Vanessa C
Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
Before going I wish I improved my english and I wish I met a lot of foreign students
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
3
Culture
3
Costs
4
Activities
4
Campus life
4
Party / people
4
Weather / location
2
Personal recommendation
Great University, with a lot of foreign students. Pefect organization.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
3
Traveled
4
Improved language skills
4
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
3
Partied a lot
3
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
4
Final comments
Everything is amazing.
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Vanessa C
Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus
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: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
i have had to improve the english language, none could speak italian. It was a necessity!
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Vanessa C
Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: A room exchange
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: A room exchange
Why?
Because you have a great opportunity to understand different culture and you can speak english improving it
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
Great organization, perfect style, i can't find a bad comment
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Vanessa C
Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
Wink is the best pub. A lot of foreign student spend every single moment there.
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