QUESTIONNAIRE FOR INCOMING MOBILITY STUDENTS

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This questionnaire of confidential nature has as its main purpose to assess the several aspects related to your mobility period so as to promote a continuous improvement of the University of Porto’s (U.Porto) cooperation.

  1. GENERAL INFORMATION
    Academic Year   
    Name (optional)
    Student Card No. (optional)
    Nationality
    Home University
    Duration of period of stay
    Faculty at U.Porto
    Course at U.Porto
    Degree Course at the home institution
    Field of studies
  2. BEFORE YOUR MOBILITY PERIOD
    1. Why did you choose U.Porto to undertake your mobility period? Select all the options that apply.
      (multiple choice)
      1. Academic quality and reputation
      2. Suggestion by Professors/Mobility Coordinators
      3. Suggestion by former mobility students
      4. Academic offer
      5. Career prospects
      6. Learn/improve a new language
      7. Contact with a new culture
      8. Meet new people
      9. The city of Porto
      10. Other(s) (specify)

    2. How did you obtain information about U.Porto? Select all the options that apply.
      (multiple choice)
      1. Services/Representative from U.Porto’s Faculty(ies)
      2. U.Porto’s website
      3. U.Porto’s Faculty(ies) website
      4. International Office at your home institution
      5. Friends
      6. Former students
      7. Other(s) (specify)

    3. Whenever you needed to obtain information and/or clarify some doubts, how do you classify the support provided by:

      (1 – Weak; 2 – Insufficient ; 3 – Sufficient; 4 – Good; 5 – Very Good; N.A. – Without an opinion / Not applicable)

      International Relations Office at U.Porto’s Rectorate
      N.A.12345
      Mobility / Cooperation / International Office at the Faculty
      N.A.12345
    4. When you decided to participate in a mobility period, U.Porto was your:
      • 1st option
      • 2nd option
      • 3rd option
  3. DURING YOUR MOBILITY PERIOD
    1. How would you rate the social and cultural integration activities promoted by the U.Porto?

      (1 – Weak; 2 – Insufficient ; 3 – Sufficient; 4 – Good; 5 – Very Good; N.A. – Without an opinion / Not applicable)

      International Relations Office at U.Porto’s Rectorate   Mobility / Cooperation / International Office at the Faculty
      N.A.12345N.A.12345
      a.  Welcoming Session/Registration Meetings a.
      b.  Integration /Orientation / Monitoring Sessions b.
      c.  Academic tutoring (Professors)N.A.c.
      d.  Mentor/Buddy Programme (students)N.A.d.
      e.  Farewell SessionsN.A.e.
      Cultural and Social activities:
      g.  Christmas Get Together g.N.A.
      h.  Workshop in partnership with SASUP about Emotional Intelligence h.N.A.
    2. You undertook your mobility:
      • Presentially
      • Presentially and online (blended learning)
      • Online
      The provided tools/learning resources were:
      • Adequate
      • Not adequate. Why?

    3. Did you take Portuguese Language course(s)?
      • Yes
      • No
      • Portuguese is my mother tongue
      When?
      (multiple choice)
      1. Before the mobility period
      2. During the mobility period

      Which institution organised the course?
      (multiple choice)
      1. Home institution
      2. U.Porto
      3. Other

      In case you have attended the courses offered by U.Porto, how do you classify them?

      (1 – Weak; 2 – Insufficient ; 3 – Sufficient; 4 – Good; 5 – Very Good)

      12345
      Please indicate the reasons:
      (multiple choice)
      1. Previous knowledge of the Portuguese language
      2. Financial difficulties to attend other available courses
      3. Other

    4. Please indicate the type of accommodation you lived in
      • Hall of residence
      • Private accommodation shared with students
      • Family house
      • Private hall of residence
      • Other
      3.1. How did you find accommodation?
      • Through the U.Porto - Hall of Residence
      • U.Porto’s list of private accommodations
      • Through your Faculty at UPorto
      • Through the Erasmus Student Network – ESN
      • Student’s Union
      • Through friends
      • Personal choice (e.g. advertisements)
      • Other

      3.2. How would you rate the price/quality of the accommodation?

      (1 – Weak; 2 – Insufficient ; 3 – Sufficient; 4 – Good; 5 – Very Good)

      12345

      3.3. Did you move to a different accommodation during your stay?

      • Yes (if yes, please indicate the reason)

      • No

    5. How do you classify your degree of adaptation / integration at U.Porto / Faculty?

      (1 – Weak; 2 – Insufficient ; 3 – Sufficient; 4 – Good; 5 – Very Good)

      12345
    6. Which were the main difficulties you faced during your mobility period? Select all the options that apply.
      (multiple choice)
      1. Lack of information/support by the administrative services
      2. Accommodation
      3. Language issues
      4. Attended courses
      5. Evaluation methods
      6. Contact with teachers
      7. Interaction with the Portuguese students
      8. Other

      9. None
    7. In general, how do you rate the support provided by:

      (1 – Weak; 2 – Insufficient ; 3 – Sufficient; 4 – Good; 5 – Very Good; N.A. – Without an opinion / Not applicable)

      International Relations Office at U.Porto’s Rectorate   Mobility / Cooperation / International Office at the Faculty
      N.A.12345N.A.12345
      a.  Cordiality and friendliness of the staff a.
      b.  Efficiency and availability of the staff b.
      c.  Contact means provided (email, phone, Skype, face-to-face service) c.
      d.  Information provided (organization at UPorto’s Faculty/courses) d.
      e.  Liaison with Professors and/or other services of your UPorto’s Faculty (whenever necessary) e.
      f.  Support given at the end of the mobility period (final documents, procedure used to issue the Transcript of Records…) f.
    8. In general, how do you rate the other services provided at the Faculty (e.g. academic services, logistics, informatics, courses departments, library):

      (1 – Weak; 2 – Insufficient ; 3 – Sufficient; 4 – Good; 5 – Very Good; N.A. – Without an opinion / Not applicable)

      N/A12345
  4. ACADEMIC MATTERS
    1. Please classify the pedagogical/scientific quality of:

      (1 – Weak; 2 – Insufficient ; 3 – Sufficient; 4 – Good; 5 – Very Good; N.A. – Without an opinion / Not applicable)

      1. Professors
        N/A12345
      2. Attended subjects
        N/A12345
    2. Did you attend lectures or unit courses in English?
      • Yes
      • No
      Please indicate how many:
      • All of them
      • More than half
      • Less than half
    3. Were you provided support in another language?
      • Yes
      • No
    4. In what language were you evaluated?
      (multiple choice)
      1. English
      2. Portuguese
      3. Other(s)
    5. Did you undertake exams at the Faculty?
      • Yes
      • No
    6. In case you have requested an exam in other language, for instance English, was it provided by the Professor?
      • Yes
      • No
      • Not applicable
  5. AFTER YOUR MOBILITY PERIOD
    1. In comparison with your home institution, please rate your mobility period in terms of academic, scientific and/or professional aspects:

      (1 – Much worse; 2 – Worse; 3 – Equal; 4 – Better; 5 – Much better)

      12345
      a.  Academic offer (courses, study plans, contents)
      b.  Teaching/learning methods
      c.  Evaluation methods
      d.  Professors or Supervisors
      e.  Teaching quality
      f.  Organization and planning (e.g. schedules, classes, selection of subjects, academic and exams calendar, etc.)
      g.  Infrastructures and material resources at the UPorto’s Faculty (e.g. library, rooms, wireless, labs, materials, etc.)
      h.  SIGARRA and U.Porto’s Moodle as online support platforms
      i.  Bibliographic support (e.g. books, online magazines, support notes etc.)
    2. Which skill(s) have you developed during your mobility period:
      (multiple choice)
      1. Technical skills (academic/scientific fields)
      2. Adaptation skills
      3. Working/Learning skills
      4. Communication/Language skills
      5. Problem solving and confidence skills
      6. Transversal skills (Soft Skills)
      7. Other

    3. In general, your mobility:
      • Met the expectations
      • Exceeded the expectations
      • Was below the expectations
    4. Would you repeat the experience?
      • Yes
      • No
    5. Would you recommend your peers to undertake their mobility experience at U.Porto?
      • Yes
      • No
      Why?

    6. Would you consider returning to U.Porto and enrolling in this institution as a full degree student?
      • Yes
      • No
    7. Which aspects would you like to see improved at U.Porto/the Faculty regarding the integration/support provided to future mobility students? Leave additional suggestions, recommendations or comments that you find pertinent.

    8. Do you allow the U.Porto and the Faculty to share/disseminate your contact to students who intend to undertake a mobility period?
      • Yes
      • No


The testimonials will be used exclusively by the U.Porto in brochures/leaflets and website for the promotion of mobility opportunities, as well as experiences lived by previous mobility students.

I hereby give my consent to the processing of my personal data to the extent necessary for the achievement of the purposes mentioned above. Personal data relating to me are processed according to the rules set by the Regulation (EC) No 45/2001.