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jessbiagora
Languages
Language of instruction: Italian
Was learning Italian a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your Italian?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
My advice is to take a course in the langiage of the the country that you are going to before you go. Don't just try an teach yourself, take a proper course, it will be worth it. I went out speaking about 3 words of Italian with the promise by my home university that it would be ok as I would get lessons. I did get lessons, which I enjoyed, and my language improved so I could handle myself in most situations by the end of my time there but I definitely lost out academically because language was a bit of a barrier, especially at the start and especially with technical descriptions used in my courses.
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vikkilowe
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Telephone, fairly cheap if you buy an italian sim card, food is also extremely cheap, especially if you eat out!
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Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Eating out is just as cheap, if not cheaper than eating in!
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Italien
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
The events organized by the Erasmus-organisation are fine things to do and to meet other people.
Best Pizzeria: Pizzeria Savonarola (Via Savonarola)
Nice and cheap cinema: Excelsior (near mensa San Francesco/ via s. Margherita)
Meeting point every night: Piazza delle Erbe - "Lo Spritz" (Thursday: Life-Music)
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“Traditional education”
Maria-Calina B
Italy, Undergraduate
International Relations, 2022
OverallThe University of Padua is based on traditional education. It offers a wide range of study courses in Italian while just a few are dispensed in English or French. Moreover, the teaching methods are usually professor-centered due to the vast number of students.
On the other hand, studends have the opportunity to decide when to take their exams and how many times.
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Pros
Flexibility, financial support
Cons
Theoretical education
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“Business admnistration- management”
Daniele M
Italy, Graduate
Management Science, 2020
Overall
I had the opportunity to attend interesting courses such as Corporate Finance, Industrial Organization, Operations Management, Statistics or Accounting, that have given a full and complete background of studies. All the courses have been taken in english.
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Pros
Courses and professors
Cons
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matgibbs
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
There was a nightclub called "Banale" which was really lively and I loved the "Centri Sociali" which were like cultural community centres for like-minded young people.
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