Reviews of Università Bocconi | Italy

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Sonya D

University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Nightlife, Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Night clubs: Rolling Stone, Propaganda, Old Fashion, Hollywood Places not to miss: a night at La Scala, trips to Como, Bergamo, & Cinque Terra

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akrawcz1

Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Poland
Financial Management, Undergraduate, CEMS

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 Italian a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Italian

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 Italian?

My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Italain speak Italian.... so if you don't have at least an average level, you will have communication difficulties (administrative issues!!!)

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Lena K

NHH, Bergen, Norway
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Government assistance

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings<br> An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Went out more, travelled more and was on exchange so had planned to spend more

Overall, Nightlife, Travel:

was more expensive than at home.

Food, Telephone:

was the same price as at home.

Housing:

was less expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

Aperitivo is a great chance to save money on ffo if you are going out at night anyway - buy a drink and eat from the buffet as much as you want.

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Xiao-Dong Y

Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

Expenses

Main source of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:

Family<br> Personal savings

Work opportunities:

I worked during my study abroad experience

Personal spending habits

Nightlife was more expensive and I went out more often.

Nightlife, Housing:

was more expensive than at home.

Travel, Telephone, Food, Overall:

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

none

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Cecilia S

ISC - Budapest University of Economic Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
Management Science, Graduate, CEMS

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 Italian a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Italian

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

How much did you improve your Italian?

My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I grabbed the opportunity to study both in Italian and English, and the university list provided a wide range of courses in both languages.

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bira m

cifop, thies, Senegal
Engineering, Mechanical, Graduate, mecanical technic

Overall

I wish I had known...

story of the country

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

1

Culture

1

Costs

1

Activities

1

Campus life

1

Party / people

1

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

technic

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

3

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

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