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Kristin V
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: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Portuguese people are very open towards strangers and they listen to you and try to help you to learn the language. They are always very happy that someone wants to learn Portuguese.
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Eveline v
Academic
Course recommendations
More teacher-student interaction, because the teachers were just giving lectures and did not have any class discussions.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
More teacher-student interaction, and class discussions.
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My opinion of the university assessment
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Kristin V
Housing
Type of housing: shared appartment
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: shared appartment
Why?
you learn to live indepentently and get to know differnet cultures (if you live with other Erasmus students)
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Personal comments
a special department for housing help you to find an appartment
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Suzana D
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Nightlife: 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
Bairo Alto, parties at Nova university, Karaoke bar in Bairo Alto in the morning hours has a great atmosphere
Chapito, Pois Caffe
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Suzana D
Academic
Course recommendations
A lot of individual and group work, so when you are choosing a course, choose the one you are really interested in, cause in that way you can actually learn a lot.
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Elena B
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I like to share an appartment with other people, you meet people and have the confort of a house at the same time.
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Personal comments
I had problems with the landlady, she was a bit strange and she was living with us, but that wasn't host university's fault. However, it's not easy to find a house in Lisbon and I have to thank the secretary of the Erasmus office who helped me a lot in my search.
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