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Dublin City University (DCU)

302 reviews
3.98 / 5 based on 302 reviews
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Marcos M
Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
The best cafe in Dublin is the En Seine cafe because of the live music
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Marcos M
Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Campus Residences was too expensive
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
Despite of quality of accomodation it was really expensive
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Marcos M
Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
I'm really pround of have being working there in Ireland. It was a challenge which improve mi self-confidence
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Marcos M
Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
There are lots of new courses every year ovear all regarding with new technologies
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My academic experiences
Quality of courses
Variety of courses
Access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
none
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Marcos M
Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Traveling
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Food, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
none
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Marcos M
Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
Dublin is a really expensive town
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
4
Culture
4
Costs
3
Activities
3
Campus life
3
Party / people
3
Weather / location
3
Personal recommendation
It has a really strong academic level and teachers really help you.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
4
Traveled
4
Improved language skills
4
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
4
Partied a lot
3
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
4
Final comments
It's not a beg country so you can travel all over the country in a week
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