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anonymous
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
The university doesn't offer accommodation and apartments aren't very hard to find in Milan. There are tons of students there in the same situation so therefore there are many opportunites for great apartments. It would also be helpful to live with Italians if sharing as this will help you with the language and any customs/traditions.
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Personal comments
As mentioned earlier, the university doesn't offer accommodation so you'll have to find it yourself, however, this isn't extremely hard to do.
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anonymous
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Milan is a very expensive city especially now that the Euro has been introduced, but as long as you budget wisely, it'll all be good...
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Overall, Travel, Telephone, Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Try buying food in bulk at large supermarkets rather than the local grocery stores, will save you money. Also a metropass (17 Euros/month) is extremely useful.. try not to live too far away from the city center, rent might be cheaper but you'll spend a lot on transportation.
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Funke F
University of lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Independent
Overall
I wish I had known...
I wish i knew,the local language was very important to know.
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In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
European School Of Economics,helped me rediscover my abilities.Would recommend it to as much people that are interested.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
As an international student,it is important to make an effort to meet with other students.I ask alot of questions,about banks,restaurants etc.It is a wonderful experience.
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Jaarod E
Overall
I wish I had known...
Besides the MBA courses, I wish the level of the lectures had been a bit higher. I heard a lot of the material covered for the second time.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Organise some more school activities in order to generate a feeling of connection to that school. A large part of the things I did in Milan and the reat of Italy, I organised with my friends from campus or alone. Unfortunately there is not really a connection with Uni.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
Do some travelling, Sicily in specific.
If you want, you can find a lot of international students in Milan. If, however, you want to improve your language skills and take dive into the real Italian way of living, I suggest you hook up with Italians. Get over that treshold of speaking Italian, we all make mistakes and it doesn't matter.
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Jaarod E
Housing
Type of housing: Residence of other University
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
In two weeks I got to know about 70 people and with no background in the language of the country I went to, my language skills improved quickly by simply having to talk the language.
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Personal comments
People were well willing to help me finding an appartment, though the campus I live on now, I found by own effort.
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anonymous
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Local language was: Different than language of instruction
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Was learning Italian a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Italian
How much did you improve your Italian?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
At first it was difficult as Italian's hardly speak any English, however I quickly learned basic phrases within a few weeks and was able to cope. By the end of the year I was pretty much fluent. Oh and watching Italian TV definitly works!
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