Reviews of Universidade de Coimbra | Portugal

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barbara m

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

Student life

Describe host city:

Student life dominates the city

Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

QUEIMA DAS FITAS!!!!! This is the best academic week in EUROPE! YOU CAN'T MISS THIS!! It's amazing!

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barbara m

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

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

You have everything there...and the cost is very good. They provide good prices for students

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

Some of them are not very reliable, but I would say that 90% of the apartments are very good. Other housing is available too.

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barbara m

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

Overall

I wish I had known...

A little more of portuguese...I recommend to study at least basic phrases...it's kinda hard. And to know also what Moscatel and Licor Beirao is...it's delicious

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

4

Costs

3

Activities

3

Campus life

1

Party / people

3

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

Go there, get used to the culture the fastest you can...pay attention to classes because it's not easy...hmm..and travel the much you can! Portugal is amazing!

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

When you travel, make sure you have a nice map. Regardings to the university, I am sure that if you are a flexible person, you will get along. People in Coimbra are very nice and people on Campus are always there to help you! Coimbra is not a big city, but it has its history and highlights, it's gorgeous! HAVE FUN!

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barbara m

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

Academic

Course recommendations

The courses are very good, mainly the language ones. I don't know about the other ones. The teachers are very good. I've been in Cambridge studying too, and I found the teaching level pretty alike.

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

Hmm...they could open the library until a little bit later...but...I don't really have anything to point out! Go there and have fun!

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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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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barbara m

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

Expenses

Main source of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:

A private grant

Work opportunities:

I worked during my study abroad experience

Personal spending habits

Because here things are cheaper so you always want to buy the cheap stuff...so you buy and buy and buy,...Portugal is awesome for shopping, one of the cheapest I've ever seen.

Nightlife, Travel:

was more expensive than at home.

Food, Housing, Overall, Telephone:

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