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Università degli Studi di Pavia

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Review by giorgio192    Ask this person a question
Course: Undergraduate giorgio192 's
overall rating:

1.8/4
University of origin: Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens, Greece
Country of nationality: Greece
Area of study: Business Studies
Program: Erasmus
Period abroad: September 2005 - February 2006
1 Housing (rent housing in Pavia, Italy) (Pavia, Italy hotel)

Type of housing:
Collegio Grizzioti

Arranged by:
Host university

If returning, I would choose:
In a hotel!!!
Why? Because I don't like the architecture of the Italian Houses!!!

Personal assessment
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Couldn't have asked for more.
Pretty good.
Could've been better, but didn't lessen the overall experience.
Disappointing.
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space

Personal comments:
Members Only (Free Registration)
rating:
1.0/4
2 Student/Social Life

Describe host city:

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


Personal social experiences
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Amazing! Hardly had time to study.
Plenty to do when I had the time.
So-so.
Did not get involved.
Nightlife
Travel
Overall

Personal comments:
Members Only (Free Registration)
rating:
2.0/4
3 Academic

Course recommendations:
Ntari-ntari to liontari...

My academic experiences
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Fantastic.
Pretty good.
Could've been a bit better.
Disappointing.
Variety of courses
Availability/access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with other international students
Interaction with local students

My opinion of the university assessment
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Liked it.
It was alright.
A bit annoying.
Didn't like it.
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course.
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall

Personal comments:
Members Only (Free Registration)
rating:
2.0/4
4 Language - Learning Italian

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:
Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
after: No problems in any areas (including slang)


Language difficulties
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No problems.
I coped pretty well.
Sometimes it was difficult.
It was a constant struggle.
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall

Personal comments:
Members Only (Free Registration)
rating:
3.0/4
5 Expenses

Main source of funding:
Family

Other sources of funding:
Government assistance

Work opportunities
I didn't want/need to work.
Other kind of work

Personal spending habits:
Because in the beggining "to kourdizame" me and Julius we had spent a lot of money with no reason!(450 se 4 ego kai 800 se 9 o Jul!!!)

The accessibility of student needs
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Very easy.
Minimal effort.
Accessible but required effort.
Almost impossible.
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home

Travel, Telephone was more expensive than at home

Food, Overall was the same price as at home

Nightlife, Housing was less expensive than at home

Personal comments:
Members Only (Free Registration)
rating:
1.0/4
6 Additional information

I wish I had known ...
That Pavia is a quiet town..with students that the only thing they do is to study!!!

In my opinion:
Stay home.

Important to choosing this university...
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Very Important.
Important.
Not really important.
Unimportant.
Culture
Costs
Activities
Campus life
Party / people
Weather / Location


During my experience abroad, I ...
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Happened all the time.
Happened quite a lot.
Happened a bit.
Didn't happen.
Traveled
Improved language skills
Met people from other countries
Became more independent
Partied a lot
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies/career

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