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Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF)

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4.16 / 5 based on 393 reviews
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Alexandra C
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
because I wanted to know everything, and I only had three months...
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Food, Telephone, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing, Nightlife:
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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Alexandra C
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: Catalan
Was learning Catalan a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your Catalan?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
I learned to speak and write spanish almost correctly, and it is very important in the business world in Portugal, because enterprises interact a lot.
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Alexandra C
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
the quality of local redidences is very bad, and I didn't know it. it is very difficult to find a place to stay.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
4
Culture
3
Costs
2
Activities
2
Campus life
3
Party / people
4
Weather / location
2
Personal recommendation
to have a more perfect way to introduce the erasmus students to the local community. but it was very good!
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
4
Traveled
4
Improved language skills
4
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
3
Partied a lot
3
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
3
Final comments
Cataluña deserves to be explored! go and travel and know another wonderful culture and way of seeing life! I learned a lot in every fields!
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Alexandra C
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
They should speak english better: it is very difficult to understand some teachers while they are trying to speak in english.
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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
the academic life is very good, as well as the resources.
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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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Alexandra C
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
I enjoyed a lot: AutoZoots and Up & Down to go out and Park Guell to take a cup of coffee!
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Alexandra C
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: With a family
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
Because I think I would have had more contact with foreign students.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
I was at a friend's home.
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