140 reviews
4.06 / 5 based on 140 reviews
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Eneko M
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Because at home I don´t usually travel that much and go out at night as I did in Portugal.
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Nightlife, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Telephone, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Eneko M
Languages
Language of instruction: Spanish
Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your Spanish?
My level before:
My level after:
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Was real good. I learn a lot of Portuguese. I usually used to talk in Portuguese with most of the people.
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Eneko M
Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
A residence is a good place to start meeting local people and other Erasmus students. If you are going not for a very long time and want lo meet local people I recomend it.
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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
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Eneko M
Academic
Course recommendations
Talk with teachers because they are all very nice and easy to talk with.
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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
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Eneko M
Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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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
NIGHT: Ribera (many places, such as Aniki Bobo, ...); Boavista ( O Laberinto);
CAFE(coffe is great in Porto):Praia da Luz, Cafeina (They are expensive).
Many cities around to be visited if possible: Coimbra, Guimaraes, Ponte de Lima,...
Ribera and all the old part is a very nice place to walk through. Also the Porto wine caves.
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Eneko M
Housing
Type of housing: Students residence
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Because now I know people to live with.
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Personal comments
Only problem was time to go in at night, because they had a gate wich was closed at night.
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