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Universidade do Minho

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4.43 / 5 based on 85 reviews
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marina t
Università degli Studi di Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
Management Science, Graduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Activities, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
best club:insolito Not to be missed: universitary holyday in algarve, theatre and contemporary arts
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marina t
Università degli Studi di Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
Management Science, Graduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I need my space and I love independence
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
It was my fist "living alone" time and I enjoyed very much even if my flatemates never felt like tiding up the house!
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marina t
Università degli Studi di Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
Management Science, Graduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked, but it was illegal/cash in hand work
Personal spending habits
lower cost of life
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Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
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
none
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marina t
Università degli Studi di Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
Management Science, Graduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
if you can't speak good portuguese,especially in the fist semester ask for "trabalho"(written report) instead doing exams
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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
none
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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
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marina t
Università degli Studi di Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
Management Science, Graduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
no
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
4
Culture
2
Costs
3
Activities
2
Campus life
3
Party / people
3
Weather / location
3
Personal recommendation
everything was ok and very well organized
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
4
Traveled
4
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
3
Final comments
Travel is very easy and cheap,Braga is very close to Oporto that is my favourite city because is full of traditions and art.
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marina t
Università degli Studi di Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
Management Science, Graduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: Portuguese
Was learning Portuguese a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your Portuguese?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
prtuguese language is quite hard to understand and to speak at the beginning.
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