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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Travel, Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
don't miss the Livello..nice bar tender "sam" at the corto maltese, mixing on thursday by 10.Gianni's best ice creams on earth!!ask my stomach!! "l'africano" good place to go for cheap and good food...
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Housing
Type of housing: Student residences
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I would definitely change, to get closer to the center.
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Personal comments
It was a student residence, the best way to get in touch with italian students, but was located too far away from my university.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
because Bologna is one of the most expensive place to stay, according to me, but also to my italian friends, most of them coming from poor southern regions.
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Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Travel, Nightlife, Overall, Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
try not to open a bank account in Italy..you'll get heavily taxed even if you never use your credit card!!!
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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: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I had studied italian for 4 years before I went to Bologna, so I had no problems to express myself and to understand people in everyday's life.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
I would have knowm that Bologna was so expensive, much more than the rest of Italy!!!
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Enjoy your stay.do not hesitate to be creative!!Bologna is an amazing town, in which social and cultural life has no equivalent!!!
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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
Bologna is well located, very close to the good places to go in Italy, one hour from Florence, 2 from Milan and Venice..and you can get discounts with what they call the " train green card".
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Academic
Course recommendations
try to think of the courses to choose before you leave your place, and also try to get early in touch with the teachers..tell them you're part of a foreign exchange program..so that they'll help you to get familiar with the way the exams go
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
nothing to add, maybe that written exams should have more importance than they did by the time I was there.
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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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