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3.98 / 5 based on 235 reviews

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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Little restaurants (near LUISS) serve a delicious italian food, and are cheaper than the ones in the centre. Worth trying! Buy also a cinema card of LUISS and see good european movies almost free.
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Housing
Type of housing: With a family
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
The family considered me as a baby, but on the other hand I got a good impression about italian culture.
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Personal comments
The university doesn't help to get an apartment. If language skills were't so good, it would be difficult to find one by yourself.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
Government assistance
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
The rents are high in Rome and I didn't buy a local card to my mobile phone.
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Telephone, Housing, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Nightlife, Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items

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Languages
Language of instruction: Italian
Was learning Italian a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your Italian?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
The start was shocking! But the italians were usually sympathetic.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
I would have liked to know more about the examination systems and generally about the university system in Italy.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
LUISS is a little bit elitist university. Foreign students have to find their activities mainly without a help from the university. But LUISS gives also an academic education of good level, and campus is beautiful.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
GO TO SICILY! An extremely beautiful island with lots of different cultural heritages and a beach...
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Academic
Course recommendations
The level of courses depends a lot on the professors. It is better in the first week to visit all interesting classes, and make the final schedule in the end of the week.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course