Reviews of Universidade de Coimbra | Portugal

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anghuns

Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy
Architecture, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

Yes

In my opinion:

I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

3

Costs

4

Activities

3

Campus life

4

Party / people

3

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

Live this experience but to be carefull

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

?

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barbara m

Università degli Studi di Torino, Turin, Italy
Language, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: Portuguese

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning Portuguese a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Portuguese

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your Portuguese?

My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Portuguese people are very warm and kind, and they always helped me! I had a very nice neighbour that used to take me to the groceries and help me out with the language! They are very good people, always there.

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Robert M

University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
Translation/Interpretation, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Republicas...Dorms

Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

It's better, you can live more independently...but the Republicas are never ending parties!!

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

It was great...da guyz (mainly the french) were kinda dirty lol...but they were big buddies and I really enjoyed it

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“good university”

Joana M

Portugal, Graduate
, 2017

Overall

Its a good unversity to study at

Pros

a long university history

Cons

lots of drunk student festivals

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Ronald d

Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
History, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: Portuguese

Was learning Portuguese a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Portuguese

How much did you improve your Portuguese?

My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Portuguese is a difficult language. To a lot of people it sounds like russian. But learning another language is worth a lot.

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“Is the best university in terms of friendships.”

Inês M

Portugal,
Engineering, Mechanical, 2023

Overall

Although I have enjoyed these last five years of studying, I think that the University and the professors could offer much more to the students. There were basically none practical classes.

Careers

They email us some internships sometimes.

Pros

The culture and the relationships between students

Cons

Not enough practical classes.