Reviews of Università Bocconi | Italy

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eelvebo

NHH, Bergen, Norway
Business Studies, Graduate, CEMS

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

The best places to go for a drink were Old Fashion Cafe, Lula Palusa, Hollywood, Lighthouse, Cafe l'atlantique, Heaven... Watching some soccer at San Siro is a must for every sports fan. Great atmosphere!

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eelvebo

NHH, Bergen, Norway
Business Studies, Graduate, CEMS

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

Very close to the university and it was a good place to get to know some of the italian students.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

Accommodation was ok, but what was offered through the host university was a bit limited. Lots of people had to find an appartment on their own.

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eelvebo

NHH, Bergen, Norway
Business Studies, Graduate, CEMS

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Government assistance

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings<br> An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't want/need to work

Personal spending habits

Overall I spent more because it was a unique opportunity to travel around Italy and experience the italian culture.

Housing, Travel, Telephone, Overall:

was more expensive than at home.

Nightlife:

was the same price as at home.

Food:

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

Nothing special, except that opening up a bank account in Italy takes a lot of time! Avoid it if possible.

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eelvebo

NHH, Bergen, Norway
Business Studies, Graduate, CEMS

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 Italian a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Italian

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations

How much did you improve your Italian?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Learned basic italian, but most of the time I spent with other exchangestudents, and then using english was natural.

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eelvebo

NHH, Bergen, Norway
Business Studies, Graduate, CEMS

Overall

I wish I had known...

The winter in Milan is actually cold and rainy... I expected more sun and warm weather.

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

1

Culture

4

Costs

2

Activities

4

Campus life

3

Party / people

4

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

Improve the administrative structure and the computer facilities. Everything just takes too much time!

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

3

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

Make sure you have time to travel all over Italy, especially down to the southern part of the country. Skiing in the Alps isn't a bad idea either.

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eelvebo

NHH, Bergen, Norway
Business Studies, Graduate, CEMS

Academic

Course recommendations

International Financial Markets in English was a really good course, with an exciting and good professor.

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

Better integration with the local students. Only the board of the student exchange network was really interested in meting the exchangestudents.

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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