Reviews of Universidade de Coimbra | Portugal

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Antonio C

Università Cattolica Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy
International Relations, 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: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I am half brazilian, so i already spoke portuguese, the problem was the slang because brazilian and portuguese are a bit different. anyway after 2 months i was speaking as a portuguese

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Antonio C

Università Cattolica Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy
International Relations, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

You must pay attention to the choice of the courses because then is a caos to change them

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

no

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

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Antonio C

Università Cattolica Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy
International Relations, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't want/need to work

Personal spending habits

portugal is cheaper then italy but i was travelling a lot when i was there because i wanted to take all the possible advantages from the erasmus experience.

Travel:

was more expensive than at home.

Overall, Telephone, Nightlife:

was the same price as at home.

Food, Housing:

was less expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

no

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Antonio C

Università Cattolica Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy
International Relations, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

no

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

4

Culture

2

Costs

1

Activities

2

Campus life

1

Party / people

3

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

i think that if you r not so opend minded is better if u stay home. Portugal is really different from italy, people too and i guess that an international student that goes there must be quite indipendent

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

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

I sow that a lot of international students had problems with the language, i think that is better if you do a portuguese cource b4 going there

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Antonio C

Università Cattolica Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy
International Relations, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

because with my own house i am indipendent

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

i was living in an apartment and i found it by myself. i liked it becaus it was really closed to the university, and the price was good

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Antonio C

Università Cattolica Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy
International Relations, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

the university of coimbra gives the opportunity to play all the kind of sports a guy likes. i was playing volleyball in the university team. during the night there's a zone called "praça da republica" where you can find a lot of discos and pubs. Coimbra is a Student's city drink and have fun is a must

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