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Instituto Superior Técnico (IST)

78 reviews
4.13 / 5 based on 78 reviews
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anonymous
Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Engineering, Chemical, 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
Lisbon is more expensive, in general, than Santiago de Compostela, but accommodation is the most expensive.
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Overall, Housing, Travel, Nightlife, Food:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
Accommodation is really expensive!
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Karel D
INSA Lyon, Lyon, France
Engineering, Mechanical, Graduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: Portuguese
Was learning Portuguese a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Portuguese
How much did you improve your Portuguese?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
As a latin language, portuguese is quite easy to work with. Nevertheless I found it more difficult to communicate with the locals.
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Herluf R
Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, Lyngby, Denmark
Engineering, Chemical, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: Punjabi
Was learning Punjabi a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Punjabi
How much did you improve your Punjabi?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
Lot of social life and hard work resulted in learning the language
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Herluf R
Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, Lyngby, Denmark
Engineering, Chemical, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
Make shure you know portuguese
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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
none
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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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stefano n
Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Engineering, Electronic, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: Portuguese
Was learning Portuguese a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your Portuguese?
My level before:
My level after:
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
I could easily learn portuguese without great difficulty,
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Marco A
Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Engineering, Graduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
no
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
4
Culture
4
Costs
2
Activities
2
Campus life
2
Party / people
4
Weather / location
3
Personal recommendation
very good
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
4
Traveled
3
Improved language skills
3
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
3
Partied a lot
3
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
4
Final comments
go!
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