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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, Activities: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Q Bar, Piazza del Duomo.
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
Personal comments
Standard of housing was very good, it was very easy to get to know both Italians and other Erasnmus students. The Casa delle Studente was close to everything and it was also very cheap
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Languages
Language of instruction: Italian
Was learning Italian a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Italian
How much did you improve your Italian?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Very good, I went to Italy having a good grounding in the basics ans gramamr but not very good at speaking the language. After the time in Italy I was able to speak quite fluently
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Academic
Course recommendations
It may not be the ideal way to pick a course but I would go by the reputation of the Professor, rather than the subject itself
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Have better co-ordination between Erasmus Students and teaching staff
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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:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br>
An ERASMUS grant<br>
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Food is quite in Sicily in comparison to Ireland
Telephone - ringing family
Housing, having lived with family at my home university it was nore expensive, however the campus acommodation was very cheap
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Telephone, Travel, Nightlife, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Overall
I wish I had known...
Wished I had known before hand that the quality of the host university was so bad.
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In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
A good place to spend a year, but the academic standard was quite low
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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
Whilst it is quite cheap be careful not to underestimate your costs.
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