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University of Wales Swansea

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4.06 / 5 based on 146 reviews
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Giuseppe V
Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
Definetly places as Time discoteque, play discoteque and revolution night spot but also dv8 at the uni.
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Giuseppe V
Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Because even if cleanliness was really bed I found confortable and more useful to live in a private and independent accomodation
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
It was a huge house with independent bedroom and with shared kitchen and living room. It was a great experience for me to live with people coming not only from Wales but also from other countries
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Giuseppe V
Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Business Studies, 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
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Overall, Travel, Telephone, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Food:
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
no surprises
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Giuseppe V
Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
nothing important in regard to
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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
Maybe teachers should pay more attention for the assesment of international studnts
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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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Giuseppe V
Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
Just knowing that in Wales people speak with a really strong accent!!
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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
2
Activities
3
Campus life
2
Party / people
4
Weather / location
1
Personal recommendation
That for me it was a great experience and all students should undertake an experience in a foreign country to know something more about different way of thinking
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
3
Traveled
3
Improved language skills
2
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
4
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
3
Advanced my studies & career
4
Final comments
Sometimes costs were really expansive but I think that a part from this the erasmus period is something unforgettable...I mean is like a sweet dream as long as the period you stay abroad..It's really bed when you come back and you discover that everything is done and you can't go back...
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Giuseppe V
Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Business Studies, Undergraduate, 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: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
At the beginning it was really difficult but at the end of my experience I was able to move among different situations without having big problem. I still have some problems when welsh people speak with me but with the common english no problems
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