Reviews of Università della Svizzera Italiana | Switzerland

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Tihomir B

Università della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano, Switzerland
Engineering, Computer, Graduate, Independent

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Activities: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Travel, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

none

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Tihomir B

Università della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano, Switzerland
Engineering, Computer, Graduate, Independent

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

Independence

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

Excellent

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Tihomir B

Università della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano, Switzerland
Engineering, Computer, Graduate, Independent

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I have a very good knowledge of English, good level of Russian and German and basic Italian.

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Tihomir B

Università della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano, Switzerland
Engineering, Computer, Graduate, Independent

Academic

Course recommendations

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

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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Tihomir B

Università della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano, Switzerland
Engineering, Computer, Graduate, Independent

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Other

Other sources of funding:

Other

Work opportunities:

I worked during my study abroad experience

Personal spending habits

Travel, Food, Overall:

was more expensive than at home.

Nightlife, Housing, Telephone:

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

none

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Tihomir B

Università della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano, Switzerland
Engineering, Computer, Graduate, Independent

Overall

I wish I had known...

to know Italian

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

3

Culture

4

Costs

3

Activities

2

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

I think that overall the university is very good. Sometimes, there are slight organisational problems. Thus, it will be great to be fixed.

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

Lugano is a very nice but expensive small town. The lake and the nature is astonishing.It is better to know Italian before coming.

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