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Claire T
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
There are very few nightclubs in Padova and the ones there are are not particularly good, however on the erasmus nights were always good, banale and Fishmarket namely. All the cafes and restaurants around the arts buildings were studenty and cheap. Best pizza in town: at medina.
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
Huge advantage in meeting natives and fellow erasmus students
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Personal comments
Very satisfied with housing services, especially in cost, and its main advantage was the ease of meeting people.
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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: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
i learnt a huge amount, especially in colloquial and slang language, living with italian students
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Government assistance
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Travel, spent more because took opportunity to travel more than would at home but actual prices of flights/trains are cheaper
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Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Telephone, Housing, Travel, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Bank accounts cost money: monthly and everytime you get cash out, so having an italian bank account was not a viable option.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Live in university organised accommodation, or live in a flat with people from different countries, not from your own, otherwise you wont meet people.
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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
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Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
The lectures were overcrowded, there was no interactions with teachers at all, which I wasnt used to, oral exams were not a particularly effective assessment, my research essays which i sent home to my home university were much more useful to me.
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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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