Mobility specification

Country:Romania

Institution:National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest - UNSTPB

City:Bucharest

Program:Erasmus+ for study

Activity type:Study

Academic year:2024/2025

MU faculty/department:Faculty of Informatics

Study level abroad:Master

🎓Hit the books! How do you rate the university experience?

Can you enroll in a course where you can learn the local language?yes

Does the university offer enough courses in English?it's alright

Are your credits converted?no

Was there anything in the teaching methods that surprised you?The master's program has only evening/after hours. It already counts as working full-time.

Does the university offer international students' programs and activities outside of lectures and seminars to help them integrate more quickly?There are student organizations.

In which areas does the university offer support for students with special needs and strive to be inclusive?I haven’t noticed

💸Did you have to rob the bank?

Try to take a guess at what your monthly expenditures were:12000 CZK/month

Did you stay in dorms?yes

What about unexpected expenses? Did anything surprise you?Interesting water heating system -> it's central and if you are unlucky and they are fixing something, the whole neighbourhood can be without hot water.

🗺 Learn the ropes in a new city

How well did you manage to communicate in English?almost without problems

How does public transport work in the city?mostly fine

And what about transport outside the city?I've seen better

Where to find connections? How to buy a ticket?Directly through the rail site if you want train. Otherwise I have only used Flixbus. It's cheap to rent a car here, and Uber is extremely cheap in the cities.

Did you deal with any health issues during your stay?yes

How do you rate the availability of healthcare?mostly fine

🤠Help create the perfect bucket list

What is a must-see in the city?Parliament.

What are the must-visit trip destinations?Salt mines -> no one will tell you, not even the locals, but probably the best the country has to offer. Then Transylvania.

Share your best experience:Group Christmas trip to Sofia, thanks to erasm we managed to arrange with 10 people to go to Sofia for the weekend.

💅A nugget of wisdom to make the life easier

Did you need to handle a visa?no

How did you get to the place?Car

Can you pay by card?everywhere

What not to forget when packing?Take something Czech that you can give to people, it will make them happy.

🥳Summary

Whew, what a ride! 😮‍💨 Thanks so much for taking the time to complete our survey and for sharing your unique experience. Just one last thing. 🙏 How would you summarize your trip in one or two sentences?Give the less popular countries a chance, they have a lot to offer...