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193 reviews
Recommended by
91%
3.92 / 5 based on 193 reviews
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Mikael S
ExpensesMain source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
An ERASMUS grant
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
The price level was more or less the same as back home, but since I took part in a lot more activites (travelling and so on) I spend more money than at home. We also went out to eat very often, which was quite costly.
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Food, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing:
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
If you are not too lazy (like me), try to use the kitchens available at campus. It will save you a lot of money!
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Mikael S
LanguagesLanguage 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)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
All the classes were in english, so I really did not have any difficulties. Even though english is not my native language I am used to classes in english from my home university. And also I got the chance to improve my english in forms of vocabulary and pronunciation and so on...which is of course very useful!
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Mikael S
OverallI wish I had known...
A bit more italian would have been useful.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
2
Culture
3
Costs
1
Activities
3
Campus life
3
Party / people
3
Weather / location
3
Personal recommendation
Try to increase the academic level for the international courses, and please...create some new computer labs, since it was a real hazzle to find computers with office etc. Especially when you really needed it, like around exam periods.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
3
Traveled
4
Improved language skills
3
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
4
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
1
Final comments
Its really easy to get to a lot of nice places in central and southern europe. Germany, Switzerland, France, Austria and so on! Take time to travel!
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Mikael S
AcademicCourse recommendations
Well, do not go here if you are very keen on improving your academic skills. The courses generally were extremely poor, but then of course also very easy! So it surely gives you a lot of time for travelling and to party etc.
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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
Well, the academic level must be higher if LIUC has any interest in being seen as a serious university. I think though that the courses in italian are way better, so if you know italian and want some academic challenge too...choose italian courses. International courses are as I said before...poor.
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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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Mikael S
Student lifeDescribe 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
Castellanza is a really small town, so do not expect any extremely cool spots here. In Milano you can of course find them instead, but if you do not have a car it is really hard to get home during the night with public transportion. So, prepare to wait for the morning train if you go!
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Mikael S
HousingType of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
Because more or less all the erasmus-students live on campus, so it is without doubt the best way to quickly get to know new people.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
The rooms looked very much like basic hotel rooms, without any decoration or so. Considering the rooms I would say the rent was way too high...since it did not live up to the standars I expect from a rent like that.
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