Reviews of Instituto Superior de Ciências do Trabalho e Empresa | Portugal

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Rade R

Univerza v Ljubljani, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Management Science, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

It is far the most undeveloped country in the EU, a lot of beggars and full of contradictions. the culture of the people can be very annoying. Fights are a very common scene.

In my opinion:

I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

1

Culture

3

Costs

3

Activities

1

Campus life

1

Party / people

2

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

If you would like to advance your career choose a different country or at least university.

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

3

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

If you would just like to party and enjoy an international experince you should go, because exams are at the elementary school level, so you will be able to dedicated all of your time for other things. dont shop at MiniPreco, because it is MiniShit. travel with your friends. try to see the whole Portugal because it is a beautiful country. Study Portuguese on your own.

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olenka1

Leon Kozminski Academy of Entrepreneurship and Management, Warsaw, Poland
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

Problems with banks so at first try to open an account in Portugal and be prapare that for money transfer from home country takes even more than 2 weeks!

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

4

Culture

3

Costs

2

Activities

1

Campus life

1

Party / people

1

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

Teachers do not care especially about international students. Courses are often delayed or cancelled.

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

3

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

All this experience I can describe as best in my life! I love Portugal and especially Lisbon! I am different person now, more adult and independent. Finally I know what I want. But school wasn't as well organised as in my home country as well as courses but people there were extremly nice and helpful.

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stephanie g

Université Lumière: Lyon II, Lyon, France
History, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

nothing !

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

3

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

a really nice buildings, a really nice international office which organized a lot of activities and trips, interestng courses.

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

3

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

2

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

A really great experience that i recommand to everybody ! lisbon is a wonderful city and you will have a lot of fun !

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Jochen F

FH Pforzheim - Hochschule für Gestaltung, Technik und Wirtschaft, Pforzheim, Germany
Marketing and Sales Management, 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

For me Portuguese was a very hard language to learn. The pronouncation of the language is very hard. Between the young generation in portugal it's no problem to communicate in english. With the older community there sometimes it is quite hard to understand them or make them clear that you don't understand them. Especially for things like open a bank account, getting a tax number it is very helpful to have a native speaker aside or have at least basic knowledge in the language.

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“Great teachers and friendly campus”

Mara M

Portugal, Graduate
Political Science, 2023

Overall

The teacher are very helpful and most classes are very interesting and give space for discussion. The campus is relatively big, but people are very friendly so you can easily ask for help.

Pros

Good teachers, friendly people

Cons

Big and confusing campus

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sylvia n

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings<br> An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Food is in general cheaper than in Austria. of course your phone bill is higher if you talk to your family and friends at home. nightlife is cheaper than in Vienna, but if you go out at least 3 times a week you spend a lot. As I didn´t want to set something aside and the time during erasmus is so intensive, it happens that you squander money!

Telephone, Overall:

was more expensive than at home.

Travel, Nightlife:

was the same price as at home.

Food, Housing:

was less expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books