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3.84 / 5 based on 29 reviews
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Academic
Course recommendations
Talking all the time that you need some help directly with your teachers to tell them because there is not somebody to arrnge foreign stuents' problems in the engineering faculty
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Regarding telecommunications field, I suggest to chose courses given by teachers working for Telecom Italia. They are nice and great.
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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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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: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
For spanish people is easy enough to learn italian. In Italy almost nobody speaks english so if you go to Italy don't think about not learning italian.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
It is better experience everything by yourself.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
I think that is a good place to go if you like quite life of small cities (70000 inhabitants). Anyway the university is big enough (15000 students) and so you will have fun everyday if you want.
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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
If you can bring your car with you I recommend you doing it. I did it and it was great to travel and to move yourself in town. I had the chance to travel and know Erasmus life in other more famous and bigger cities (Rome, Florence, Naples, Venice, Bari...) and I would not chance at all for L'Aquila. In other big places it is really expensive and it is not so familiar with foreign students from other countries and local people. In big cities I have seen that people generally only interact with people from their own nationality.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Italian cost of life is the same as in Spain(Seville) unless you are going to a very big or touristic city. L'Aquila's cost of life is pretty good for students
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Food, Overall, Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone, Housing, Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I think that it is the best choice in L'Aquila and living with italian people it was really interesting to learn the local language and culture
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Personal comments
There is not somebody to look for a house for you before your arrival but they can help you if you do not speak italian or you need a phone to call
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Activities, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
The best places to go: Colapietro, Boss, Student bar, Cassius... On Thursdays night: Open Bar party in Harry's
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