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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Bairro Alto, Lux, Café Pois
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
it is nice and fun to live with other people from different countries and you get to know other lifestyles
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Personal comments
there was a students dorm at the campus which was very cheap but with double rooms
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
A private grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
portugal in some kind is cheaper, but this seduces you to spend more money. My main point of expenses was housing, where I always found pretty cheap commodities in Austria but not in Lisbon
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Telephone, Housing, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food:
was the same price as at home.
Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Academic
Course recommendations
do not study at Nova when you don't study economics
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
not so much workload, especially timeconsuming group works with portuguese students
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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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Overall
I wish I had known...
that Portugal is still a very male-dominated culture where men "flirt" at every women on the street.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Be an economics student and be aware of the fact that the courses can be very time consuming
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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
Try to find somebody with a car which is quite helpful and don't expect too much from other cities in Portugal than Lisbon. A trip to Spain is worth doing.
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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: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
portuguese is pretty hard to learn, but the courses are in English.
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