Reviews of Universitetas Vilniaus | Lithuania

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Carlos N

Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal
Economics, Graduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Travel, Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

I have yet to try lots of places. But I would say Tamsta Club is a quite unique place, and Sole Luna is a cozzy place too. I hope I'll find more in the coming months.

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Carlos N

Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal
Economics, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

The people, the conversations, the simles, the friends. All things you can't get living alone in a apartment. The ambient was awsome. Culturally and personally living in a dormitory is a unique experience, and one we can only learn a lot from.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

The conditions were not the ideal, but as long we have clean space, hot water, a kitchen and a bed I'm don't really care.

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Carlos N

Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal
Economics, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

Not really. Maybe that a credit card is very useful when you're not in you're travelling.

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

3

Culture

3

Costs

3

Activities

2

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

Take the courses you like most, ask local students for help in the choosing process, and you'll do fine if you work hard enough.

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

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

Don't waste your time, if you're country is not in this side of the world, just keep travelling around, this can be a one lifetime oportunity to do it. Be open to all cultures, to all people, and you'll learn more than you could ever imagine!

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Carlos N

Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal
Economics, Graduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

Take the ones that interest you, don't fall for the "easy course" choice.

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

none

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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Carlos N

Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal
Economics, Graduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

It was a great way to improve and consolidate my verbal and written skills.

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Carlos N

Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal
Economics, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:

Family<br> Personal savings

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

I had to use the oportunity of being in this side of Europe to visit every place I could, and otherwise would be to expensive to go to. The telephone was just more expensive because calling back home is always more expensive, no more calls than usually at my country. The nightlife and housing was quite cheap comparing to my country, but the nightlife rythim was more intensive than back at home probably.

Overall, Travel, Telephone:

was more expensive than at home.

Food:

was the same price as at home.

Housing, Nightlife:

was less expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

Don't spend your money on a good flat if you're not too wealthy. This experience is made for us to go out, adventure ourselves in a new world, not to stay at home.

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