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4.29 / 5 based on 75 reviews
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
There are good and chip restaurants all over Lisbon and the night life in Bairro Alto is very exciting.
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Housing
Type of housing: University Residence
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Because I want to be free and indipendent
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Personal comments
It was very good
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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: Did not speak it
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
At the beginning it was very difficult for me to understand clearly because the portuguese pronunciation has sounds very closed or nasal. After 3 months I spoke and understand all perfectly.
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Michele R
Academic
Course recommendations
You have to follow each course with the maximum attention because the most of the teachers doesn't allow you to study individually and do directly the final exam.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
I think it's better to leave to students more indipendence in planning their studies.
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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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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Because there the prices were different (generally cheaper), but I had to pay the university restaurant, while in my home university is free for me.
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Travel, Food:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Housing, Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Michele R
Overall
I wish I had known...
The strict sense of the deadlines that has the teachers there.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Increase the didactic offer and the number of session for each exam in a year.
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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
Very good experience in a fantastic contest.
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