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Università degli Studi di Pavia

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4.10 / 5 based on 132 reviews
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João P
Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
Economics, Graduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
L'ombellico and all the caffes and bars.
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João P
Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
Economics, Graduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
To get the best of the intercultural relations between the erasmus students.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
I had some problems getting acomodation. I arrived later than the rest of my coallegues, but i managed to get a good room at a students dorm.
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João P
Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
Economics, Graduate, Erasmus
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: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
I left Italy with some solid basis of italian. All my social and academic comunication was in italian.
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João P
Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
Economics, Graduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
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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
none
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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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João P
Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
Economics, Graduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
When you live by yourself for the first time is much more easy to spend money. There's no parent control!!
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Food, Housing, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
Eat at home. Pavia's restaurants are very expensive.
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João P
Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
Economics, Graduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
Not counting with the basic knowledege of Italy, the best is to discover all by yourself.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
3
Culture
4
Costs
2
Activities
3
Campus life
4
Party / people
4
Weather / location
3
Personal recommendation
It´s a good place to make friends and to develop the italian language.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
4
Traveled
4
Improved language skills
4
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
4
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
4
Final comments
Travel all around Italy, from the big cities to the little villages. Enjoy both summer and winter. Get there early to get good acomodation.
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