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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Classic Apartment

How much was the rent per month?

700

Where was it located?

Alfama

How can someone find this place?

Booking

Would you recommend it?

Yes

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

Lisboa Rio club, 100 montadidos, bairro alto (it depends, be careful : pickpocket, drugs, etc.)

🎓 Uni life at IPAM

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

Master of Marketing : AI applied to marketing, Disruptive Business Models, Global Marketing Strategy, Marketing Research Methods

Do you have some tips?

Maybe too far from our place, but good campus

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

Madeira, Morocco, Madrid, etc

🌆 Lisbon vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Lisbon?

Weather, food and also local people

💡 Other Tips

If you want to work or to find a job, you must ask for the NIF number

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Coliving / Shared House

How much was the rent per month?

400

Where was it located?

Arroios

How can someone find this place?

Facebook groups - Français à Lisbonne

Would you recommend it?

Arroios / Saldanha is a nice neighbourhood

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

Bairro Alto

🎓 Uni life at UCP Lisbonne - FCH

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

Do NOT take Political Economy of Development

Do you have some tips?

A bit far from the city centre, but very nice teachers and administration

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

Porto, Algarve, Serra da Estrela...

🌆 Lisbon vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Lisbon?

Get a NIF for free transports

🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Coliving / Shared House

How much was the rent per month?

500

Where was it located?

In Carcavelos, 15 min by bike from Nova

How can someone find this place?

Website Uniplaces

Would you recommend it?

No they take you 400€ and are not professional

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

Erasmus corner, lust club and k-urban

🎓 Uni life at Nova SBE

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

Not Management Accounting

Do you have some tips?

Yes I’m happy that I chose this school

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

Marrakesh Porto

🌆 Lisbon vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Lisbon?

Bairro Alto

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Coliving / Shared House

How much was the rent per month?

450

Where was it located?

Martim Moniz, in the centre, next to everytging

How can someone find this place?

Facebook

Would you recommend it?

Yes it was nice and cheap compared to others housings in lisbon, the location was the best thing about it

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

Erasmus corner if you want to meet international student Everyday there is a club with free entrance for erasmus students

🎓 Uni life at IST Lisboa

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

Depends on what you like and your expectations i guess

Do you have some tips?

They help a lot during the registration process, there's not a lot to do The campus is nice, well located, lots of restauration places

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

Travel in Portugal is very cheap, there are a lots of buses and a lots of beautiful places to visit

🌆 Lisbon vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Lisbon?

Nothing Special

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Student Residence

How much was the rent per month?

850

Where was it located?

Benfica

How can someone find this place?

Website

Would you recommend it?

No because it was way to expensive and to far away from everything.

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

Lost in rio

🎓 Uni life at Univerisdade Europeia

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

Portuguese class was very interesting

Do you have some tips?

It was the one in carnide. A little bit to small for me and not a lot of Erasmus students

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

Algarve and Porto are really easy to go to

🌆 Lisbon vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Lisbon?

You have the free transportation card if your under 25

💡 Other Tips

🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Classic Apartment

How much was the rent per month?

590

Where was it located?

Alameda

How can someone find this place?

Spotahome

Would you recommend it?

Yes, very close to everything

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

Erasmus corner

🎓 Uni life at ISEL

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

Not classes

Do you have some tips?

No I would not go again

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

Porto Azzorre Madeira

🌆 Lisbon vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Lisbon?

Pastel de nada

🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Coliving / Shared House

How much was the rent per month?

550

Where was it located?

In Arco do Cego

How can someone find this place?

Facebook

Would you recommend it?

Yes it was a co living with a small and great family. Nice place, big house.

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

I didn’t had the time to hang out yet.

🎓 Uni life at ISCTE

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

I don’r really recommend the university.

Do you have some tips?

Not really cool campus, not in the center. Registration is slow. There is a really high level of courses, I wouldn’t pick the same uni If I had the choice, or at least not in the finance specialities, because it’s not the same courses in Finance btw France and Portugal.

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

Porto, Peniche, Algarve, Marocco, Cap Verde, Madeire.

🌆 Lisbon vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Lisbon?

Cost of living is expensive and to be careful with your choice of appartement’s localisation.

💡 Other Tips

It can be great for 6 month but 1 year and a half it’s too long.

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Coliving / Shared House

How much was the rent per month?

850

Where was it located?

Graca

How can someone find this place?

messenger

Would you recommend it?

Yes, but expensive for lisbon

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

Moga festival / DHB

🎓 Uni life at ISCTE

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

Finance

Do you have some tips?

Good library

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

Porto, Peniche/Baleal, Algarve

🌆 Lisbon vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Lisbon?

Safe, less expensive than Paris.

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Classic Apartment

How much was the rent per month?

850

Where was it located?

In town

How can someone find this place?

Idealista

Would you recommend it?

I would pick the same place

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

Bairro Alto, Lux Fragil

🎓 Uni life at ISCTE

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

recommended: Corporate Finance Not recommended: IOM

Do you have some tips?

Campus is ok, not extraordinary, classes are very challenging in term of work. you have The best university parties of Lisbon

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

You can go everywhere, Portugal is beautiful

🌆 Lisbon vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Lisbon?

Scooter changes everything.

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Coliving / Shared House

How much was the rent per month?

664

Where was it located?

35 Avenida de Berna

How can someone find this place?

Facebook Marketplace

Would you recommend it?

No, we are having issues with our caution payment getting back to us. We've had to contact a lawyer in order to get it back, the case is still ongoing.

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

Bairo Alto is really fun. The good nightclubs are generally speaking going to be Lux, Urban K Club and Lisboa in Rio.

🎓 Uni life at ISCTE Business School

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

Investements is really hard, most of the courses are relatevely hard. However with the correct amount of personnal work you can easely get through the year and a half or whatever time you have over there. The only thing to not do is accumulate delays in your studying. Be desciplined and follow through the work needed per week otherwise you'll feel lost very quickly.

Do you have some tips?

good food in the "cantine". Cheap and good meals. Nice library to study in also.

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

Go anywhere in portugal, you've got trains, buses and planes available for cheap price depending on the time of the year, so much beautiful places to discover over there. Also if you like football, do yourself a favor and go see a match displaying porto and benfica, best rivalry in portugal, unreal atmosphere.

🌆 Lisbon vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Lisbon?

Talk to people, meet them in bars/pubs/nightclubs and so on, try not to stay only with the group of people you come with.

💡 Other Tips

Have fun and try finding a balance between sports, parties and studying as fast as possible in order for you to enjoy your experience fully.

🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Classic Apartment

How much was the rent per month?

800

Where was it located?

Bairro Alto

How can someone find this place?

Idealista mainly

Would you recommend it?

Actually yeah ! If you go to finance, make sure to have strong basics. This school is well known for being one of the hardest in Europe. You will get out of there exhausted but full of knowledge !

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

All barrio alto area, plus some miradoros like Sao Pedro de Alcantra.

🎓 Uni life at ISCTE Business School

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

Investment classes are a must, do not bother with entrepreneurship or strategy classes. ISCTE has a strong finance reputation.

Do you have some tips?

Nothing to say about the campus, very common. But I would for sure pick the same uni if I had to do it again!

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

All the south of the Portugal, you can even go to the closes islands and it’s very easy to travel across Europe as the airport is really close to Lisbon.

🌆 Lisbon vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Lisbon?

Very safe country, transportations are easy but often not working. Lisbon s life is always great with a lovely weather and so much good restaurants.

💡 Other Tips

No, just came prepared and go!

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Coliving / Shared House

How much was the rent per month?

Between 450€ and 700€ for a flatshare of 4 to 8 people.

Where was it located?

Where was it located? First semester: Anjos, on the green metro line. Easy to get to ISCTE, cheap, but I found the neighborhood not very lively. Second and third semester: Marquês de Pombal. I liked this neighborhood much more, it’s very well connected and chic.

How can someone find this place?

https://www.idealista.pt/ https://www.uniplaces.com/ https://www.imovirtual.com/ Also on Facebook (“Les Français à Lisbonne”) or by asking former exchange students. I personally found my places on Idealista.

Would you recommend it?

Yes, but pay attention to scams: always sign a contract and check agency fees carefully. Neighborhood overview: Alfama → historic, touristic, very pretty but hilly Bairro Alto → central, active nightlife, but noisy Chiado / Praça do Comércio → city center, more expensive Príncipe Real / Marquês de Pombal / Rato → chic, safe, but pricier Cais do Sodré → by the river, nightlife, but noisy

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

- By the Tagus river: Lisboa Rio, K Urban, Lust in Rio, Lux - Bairro Alto until 2am (cheap and lively) - Many viewpoints (“miradouros”) all over the city - Beaches: Caparica (across the bridge), Cascais, Carcavelos

🎓 Uni life at ISCTE

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

Depend of your taste

Do you have some tips?

The campus is nice, with several cafeterias and a 3-floor library. The main downside: classes are quite difficult, so be prepared. Attendance is not checked.

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

Sintra, Cascais, Carcavelos, Nazaré, Fátima, Porto, the South of Portugal, Madeira.

🌆 Lisbon vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Lisbon?

- Bolt is cheaper than Uber - No feeling of insecurity - Very pleasant climate (a bit of rain between March and April) - Great local food (Taberna Londrina, As Bifanas do Afonso)

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Coliving / Shared House

How much was the rent per month?

Between 450€ and 700€ for a flatshare of 4 to 8 people.

Where was it located?

How can someone find this place?

Would you recommend it?

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

🎓 Uni life at ISCTE

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

Depend of your taste

Do you have some tips?

The campus is nice, with several cafeterias and a 3-floor library. The main downside: classes are quite difficult, so be prepared. Attendance is not checked.

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

Sintra, Cascais, Carcavelos, Nazaré, Fátima, Porto, the South of Portugal, Madeira.

🌆 Lisbon vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Lisbon?

- Bolt is cheaper than Uber - No feeling of insecurity - Very pleasant climate (a bit of rain between March and April) - Great local food (Taberna Londrina, As Bifanas do Afonso)

Talk to Domitille

Need advice? Got questions?

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