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University of The West of England Bristol

81 reviews
4.06 / 5 based on 81 reviews
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Paulo C
Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
Engineering, Civil, Graduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Nightlife, Travel, Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
The club OCEANA is the place if you're looking for night spots at Bristol.
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Paulo C
Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
Engineering, Civil, Graduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
Because the interaction with the other students old have been better. My house at UWE was to far away to permit the level o interaction I intended.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
UWE offered, trough their social services, a very strong support in the search for a place to live. I have only words of appraisal for UWE in this field.
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Paulo C
Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
Engineering, Civil, Graduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
Developing my english skills where essential in choosing Bristol and I was not disappointed by the outcome
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Paulo C
Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
Engineering, Civil, Graduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
For Civil Engineers UEW is excelent in the topico of project management
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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
I only have one sugestion: i think its important to study the theory but nothings beats practice even in university
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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
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Paulo C
Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
Engineering, Civil, Graduate, 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
because everything in the UK is more expensive than in my home country...
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Telephone, Nightlife, Overall, Housing, Food, Travel:
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
I was well informed of the costs of living in England and did not get any surprises.
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Paulo C
Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
Engineering, Civil, Graduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
No, I was well informed.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
3
Culture
4
Costs
2
Activities
2
Campus life
3
Party / people
3
Weather / location
4
Personal recommendation
In my area (engineering) I recomend it only for their master degree in Project Management
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
3
Traveled
4
Improved language skills
4
Met people from other countries
3
Became more independent
4
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
3
Advanced my studies & career
3
Final comments
If you're doing an Erasmus program use the low-cost companies to travel to all possible places (especially the countries where you've got friends) and learn all you can about different cultures
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