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3.72 / 5 based on 129 reviews
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Personal comments
I made all accommodation arrangements myself and consequently only have myself to blame for any inconvenience...
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel, Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
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Academic
Course recommendations
There choice of courses was OK, but my home university was really strict about what courses I could choose.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Very little interaction with Italian students. For an informal Norwegian it was difficult to get used to the lack of contact and communication with the professors.
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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...
I should have been prepared for the differences between the my host and home universities.
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In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
A very different studying and teaching culture from what I'm used to. The university did little to cater for their international students and the Italian students very surprisingly uninterested in getting to know people from other countries.
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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
Make an effort to be social: it will pay off!
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
I was tempted to write more than at home when it comes to nightlife... Quite expensive even for a Norwegian.
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Telephone, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Housing, Travel, Overall, Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Buy a bottle instead of a glass of beer in the bar. Cheaper!
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Stian H
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: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I studied Italian language and literature for one year before my stay in Rome. The language courses offered at Roma Tre was pretty average.
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