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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Piazza Arnaldo
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
Because at Franciscanum are private roooms with bathroom. And centrally located! Best price!
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Razvan-Bogdan G
Overall
I wish I had known...
More confidence for this exchange. Definetly the best time of my life!
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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
Good location in Italy, it's a small Erasmus community which make it more cosy!
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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
- Travel anyweher at low budget with Ryanair and books hostels at hostelbookers.com
- work as a hostess/promoter by accesing the "forum.studenti.it" and search for lavoro in hostess/promoter field... range of income: 50 euro/day (8 hours)
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Academic
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Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
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Languages
Language of instruction: Italian
Was learning Italian a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your Italian?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
A 3 months ERASMUS intermmediate course of Italian was the key!
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Razvan-Bogdan G
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Travel within UE is very easy beacuse of the low-cost companies that operate at Milan-Bergamo airport, especially Ryanair.
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Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food:
was the same price as at home.
Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Choose the badge for restaurant food. You can eat great meals for a low-budget (especially at i Chiostri and Cinese)
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