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Alessandro S
Languages
Language of instruction: French
Was learning French a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my French
How much did you improve your French?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
French is a pretty language and you can easily learn it in spoken basic level but if you want to learn to write it and to speak correctly is very hard.
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Alessandro S
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
A private grant
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
Accomodation was a little expensive but i lived in a nice apartemnet; Travel, i spent a lot because i was in the heart of europe and i couldn't not to take the oppurtunity to visit a lot of place.For food and nightlife i spent almost the same respct to Rome, the telehone was really expensive
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Housing, Telephone, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Food, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Gsm tariff was incredible and fixes telephones too
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Alessandro S
Academic
Course recommendations
you can find a wider range of courses respect to italy, but at a lower level of research and criticism
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
I think that a good university like ULB should be better organised concerning contact with teacher and the secretary
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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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Overall
I wish I had known...
The weather was always orrible, raining....... I knew that but not with that frequency; I think to have seen 10 "sunny" days in 10 months. But it was not not so ugly
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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
Pay attention to erasmus coordinator, to take the right courses and the rest will arrive.
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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
You hav not to get discouraged for accomodation problems , the right solution is arriving for you too.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Travel, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
There two or three funny and trendy disco, of which one, Mirano, vey very interesting for music, people and ambient.In the town is also fully represented new trends concerning modern art and fashion. The atmosphere is anyway good because of the cultural mix: imigration, Belgium specifity history, European Institution.
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I like to be indipendent, but always living with other people
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Personal comments
It was a nice appartement, in a 6 floor building, of about 60 meter2 with 2 bedrooms,a livingroom. kitchen and bathroom. It was cery well located in a young and multiethnic quartier and it was also close to the centre and the university.
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