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Rui B
Instituto Superior de Ciêncas da Saúde - Sul, Lisbon, Portugal
Pharmacy, Graduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Barcelona has an intense schedule of night life, activities, concerts, exposicions, etc. You are never bored! Just by the papers and take a look at the cultural section.
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Rui B
Instituto Superior de Ciêncas da Saúde - Sul, Lisbon, Portugal
Pharmacy, Graduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
It was near the place I was studying and it had all the condiotions i needed, without any costs.
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Personal comments
They gave me a very nice apartment with a espectacular view over the city of Barcelona. I couldn't have asked for more.
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Rui B
Instituto Superior de Ciêncas da Saúde - Sul, Lisbon, Portugal
Pharmacy, Graduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: Portuguese
Was learning Portuguese a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I had no problems on learning spanish. I loved to go to the movies because they were translated to spanish with no subtitles and I saw it as it was in my language.
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Rui B
Instituto Superior de Ciêncas da Saúde - Sul, Lisbon, Portugal
Pharmacy, Graduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
More, for obvious reasons, i had to make international phone calls, i had to eat in restaurants every meals and i had to pay all the means of transport instead of using my car.
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Food, Telephone, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing, Nightlife, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Rui B
Instituto Superior de Ciêncas da Saúde - Sul, Lisbon, Portugal
Pharmacy, Graduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
anything in particular
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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
Buy a map a grab all the leaflets they give on the streets, you'll need it to find events and to get discounts.
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Rui B
Instituto Superior de Ciêncas da Saúde - Sul, Lisbon, Portugal
Pharmacy, Graduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
Not really, they were very well structured and well administrated.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
I had a different evaluation not to be taken as general in the academic life.
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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
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