Type of housing:
On campus

Arranged by:
Host university

If returning, I would choose:
On campus
Why? Because I went there alone and didn't know very much Italian so it was a great way to meet people, both Erasmus and regular students and I had to speak in Italian in order to be understood so I had to pick it up quite quickly.

Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city

Travel take/s place mostly outside the university/student environment

Activities, Nightlife take/s place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Course recommendations:
Talk to the Italian students and former Erasmus students. Try and talk with the lecturers in charge of the course and explain your situation to them.

Language of instruction was:
Italian

Was learning Italian a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Italian

How much did you improve your Italian:
before: Basic phrases
after: At ease in most situations

Main source of funding:
Government assistance

Other sources of funding:
Family
An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities
I didn't explore any work options.

Personal spending habits:
The cost of living in Italy (even in the North of Italy) is significantly cheaper than Ireland.

I wish I had known ...
That there is an airport in Treviso which Ryanair flies to and there is a very good bus service which goes directly to Padova from opposite the terminal. I think it runs until 10pm and costs c.10Euro. This would have saved me a considerable amount of time and money as I originally flew to Milan and had to take a train.

In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!