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a_niero
Università Ca´ Foscari di Venezia, Venice, Italy
History, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Because in this way I'd have the possibility to choose the people I'm going to live with.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
To be honest, I was disappointed because I was 23 and I was put with students of 18 (very noisy). They should pay attention to put together students of the same age!
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a_niero
Università Ca´ Foscari di Venezia, Venice, Italy
History, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
Casablanca. The best event was parties!
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a_niero
Università Ca´ Foscari di Venezia, Venice, Italy
History, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
To choose in advance.
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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
Some course do not take into consideration essays throughout the course for evaluation, which is bad if the final exam doesn't go well.
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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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a_niero
Università Ca´ Foscari di Venezia, Venice, Italy
History, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
My level before:
My level after:
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
I was greatly satisfied. I committed so much to the language and I achieved the skills I wanted.
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a_niero
Università Ca´ Foscari di Venezia, Venice, Italy
History, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
More information about accommodation.
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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
4
Costs
1
Activities
3
Campus life
3
Party / people
4
Weather / location
1
Personal recommendation
Very organised academic and social life. Nice campus and Brighton is great!
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
3
Traveled
2
Improved language skills
4
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
4
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
3
Final comments
It's better to find accommodation off campus where you can find more mature students.
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a_niero
Università Ca´ Foscari di Venezia, Venice, Italy
History, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Everything was very expensive, also because of the currency.
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than 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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