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3.78 / 5 based on 97 reviews

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Alvaro d
Housing
Type of housing: Students Residence
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Because you have more freedom and because you can find one cheaper than the Students Residence
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Personal comments
There are not enough rooms for all the erasmus students
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Imre D
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Because it is not allowed to have a guest.
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Personal comments
very nice, new student home, not far from the city, very clean. i was completly satisfied
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Imre D
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
the nightlife is obviously more expensive in italy than in hungary, the travel the same.
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Travel, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Overall, Food:
was the same price as at home.
Housing, Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
at the cantin we had a big discount!
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joanne s
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Travel, Activities, Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Travelling outside Catania is a must. Taormina, Enna, Syracusa and Agrigento are all worth seeing and relatively cheap to get to.
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Boris K
Languages
Language of instruction: Italian
Was learning Italian a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Italian
How much did you improve your Italian?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I was amazed at how fast I learned the language even though I used Italian only with the Italian and French students.
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Alvaro d
Overall
I wish I had known...
I don´t know at the moment
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Pay more attention at the erasmus students
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career