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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
Bologna is a typical student city, so there are many places worthy to see, particular the bars in Via Zamboni (La Scuderia, Irish Pub, Corto Maltese...). There are also numerous students parties, for example every Wensday student organization Aegee organized national evenings, with typical national food, drink, music...
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
It gives opportunity to seing "real" life in a foreign country, not only students life. To precise, living in apartment obliged you to think about usual daily things, like shoping, cooking, cleaning etc., not only about studies and exames
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Personal comments
I was schoolarship holder of Italian Ministry for Foreign Affairs, so the campus was covered by this. It was nice typical students rooms for two people quite close to the center of the town.
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Academic
Course recommendations
Worthy, espetially for extra-communitarian students (like me), to learn more about Europe and policies of European Union.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
We had a lot of different subjects. In my opinion, sometimes is better less subjects, but more detailed then a lot of broad exams.
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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: English
Local language was: Different than language of instruction
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Was learning Italian a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Italian
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
How much did you improve your Italian?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
My studies was in english and I spoke it pretty god before. In order to learn Italian I spend a lot of time with Italian students and took some courses. It helped me a lot, so now I speak it very god.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
Now, I'm sorry because I didn't use every free day to travel around beautiful Italian towns. They are a marvelous- museums on the open
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
The oldest European University-what say more. The number of the students at the University of Bologna is the best indicator!
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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 decide to study in Bologna you will not regret! It is wonderful old city,full of the students from all World-countries. You will meet a lot of different people, see different cultures, in sum- unforgetable experience
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Because in Italy everything is more expensive then in Serbia, what is understandable considering overall economic situation and standard of living
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Nightlife, Food, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
As a student in Bologna you have a lot of discounts for an internet, traveling tickets, bars, clouths...You just have to check in every shop if they allow discount with a student-card.
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