Reviews of Wroclaw University of Technology (WUT) | Poland

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Sérgio S

Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Engineering, Chemical, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Around the center at Rynek you can find more than 100 bars and discos! Fantastic night life with a big variety and very safe.

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Sérgio S

Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Engineering, Chemical, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Home university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

Because You can choose where you want to stay, and since the city is quite big you can be in the center where there is no university housing.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

What I saw was that you can be lucky and find a nice flat, but you can also end up sharing a room with two other guys...

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Sérgio S

Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Engineering, Chemical, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

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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Sérgio S

Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Engineering, Chemical, Undergraduate, 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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
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 quite hard to learn the basic of polish but in the end I could manage my self. English is rare among non students but there are lots of students and people willing to help you in anything.

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Sérgio S

Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Engineering, Chemical, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

I wish I had known it would be so great so that I could stay there longer.

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

4

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

4

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

Find a flat near the center and get friends in the frequent university parties.

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

4

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

In travels by train keep your bags close to you and do not fall a sleep. Trains are not very safe.

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Sérgio S

Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Engineering, Chemical, 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

I spent less in the basics because of the lower life cost, and more in travelling because I did it a lot!

Travel:

was more expensive than at home.

Overall, Nightlife:

was the same price as at home.

Telephone, Food, Housing:

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

none

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