Reviews of Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL) | Portugal

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Elisabeth D

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Nightlife, Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Bairro Alto, Hard Rock Cafe, Cap&cino

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Elisabeth D

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

independent, you can live with other students from same university

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

it is quite easy to find an apartment in Lisbon, difficult for studentes from "richer" countries to get into a students residence

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Elisabeth D

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

the teachers english was quite good, we had some problems with portuguese students, some of them hardly speak a word english, which was quite difficult in group works

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Elisabeth D

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Government assistance

Other sources of funding:

Family<br> Personal savings<br> Government assistance<br> An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

you travel more, you want to get to know to the country, you go out more, because you want to get to know to people and get friends, phoning from mobile phone is much more expensive than in austria, besides that you also want to call your family, friends,... from home

Nightlife, Travel, Overall, Telephone:

was more expensive than at home.

Food, Housing:

was the same price as at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

none

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Elisabeth D

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

no

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

3

Culture

2

Costs

2

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

2

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

do not take the courses to easy as they seem to be in the beginning. The exams at the end are quite difficult!

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

travel tips: Porto, Sagres, Lagos, Sintra, Setubal, Evora,... (the best is to rent a car, you can see morge in less days!)

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Elisabeth D

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

if you have any questions concerning the classes go to the teachers, they are very nice and help you

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

you are exchange student and you have all the exams at the end of the semester, the last week where all the people and your new friends are together, make smaller exams also during semester, that not everything of your grade is the final exam

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