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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Privacy, independancy are a priorities. Has to be close to city center.
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Personal comments
Have no experience with university accomodation
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Restaurants: Le Biciclete, Shu, Shambala, Koboo, Officina 12. Cafe's: Corso Como 10, Shu, Ricci, Iguana. Going out: Magazzini Generali, L'Atlantique, Borgo del Tempo Perso.
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Academic
Course recommendations
Fashion Courses were particularly interesting and usefull. Courses in the italian language took getting used to because of language barrier. Course on Italian economy was great in combination with subject of European span.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Information Technology facilities need umprovement. Long waiting lines for computers, no copyshop on campus were a great lack.
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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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Overall
I wish I had known...
That I would be sucked into the Milanese lifestyle in terms of clothing, food, going out! In terms of costs I thought it would be less of an impact on my bugdet. I was really broke when I returned to the Netherlands.
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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
Try to improve the contact between exchange students and local students.
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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
Italy is great for traveling at a low cost. You can take the train to any city. Particularly the south is a great experience. Be sure to know the language when you arrive abroad, at least a basic communication level is very helpfull.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Milan is an expensive city compared to the rest of Italy and certainly the Netherlands. My rent was double of what it is at home and supermarkets were very expensive.
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Am pleased to have learned italian thourgh language courses and working in Milan. Hope to work in an environment/firm where italian is used as a form of business communication language.
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