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AcademicCourse recommendations
The strategy courses of Mr Parada are quite interesting. He is a very enthousiastic profesor who teaches very well with very interesting real life cases.
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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
Some courses could have been more challenging. But for me it was already some challenge, because all of it was in Spanish.
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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
Overall
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LanguagesLanguage of instruction: Spanish
Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your Spanish?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
In the beginning the courses at ESADE were pretty difficult. I didn´t speak so much Spanish. But since you want to interact with other people and understand the content of the courses you are motivated to learn very rapidly. Besides that I had a Spanish roommate that helped me a lot with my Spanish.
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OverallI wish I had known...
I wished I had known more time in advance that I was going to Barcelona. Then I would have studied more Spanish in advance and my Spanish would have been even better.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
3
Culture
4
Costs
2
Activities
3
Campus life
2
Party / people
4
Weather / location
4
Personal recommendation
ESADE is a well-organised university. It is small and if you are there only for a short period it is certainly an advantage, because you get to know lots of people.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
4
Traveled
3
Improved language skills
4
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
4
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
3
Final comments
Barcelona is a wonderfull city to live in. Life there is amazing and if you go there you should try every aspect of it. The cultural things, the nightlife, the streetlife, places in region like the Dali museum and Cadaques and so on.
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ExpensesMain source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
I spend a lot of money on telephone, because my boyfriend was at the same time doing an internship in Bangkok and calling to Thailand was very expensive. Nightlife was more expensive for two reasons. One is that the drinks and entrances in Spain are higher than in my home country. The second reason is that I went out a lot more in Barcelona than I normally do in Holland. I spend more on travelling because I wanted to see some cities outside Barcelona and didn´t have a public transport card like I have in Holland.
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Telephone, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
Sorry, I cannot think of any. I can only tell that going out for dinner is in Barcelona really cheap and allmost as expensive as eating at home. So it´s recommendable to go out for your dinner.
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HousingType of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
It gives you a lot of freedom and the possibility to find your own roommates.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
In ESADE, Barcelona I have had a great time. I liked it very much to meet so many international people and learn to speak Spanish. ESADE was very well-organised and has provided some very interesting courses, like videoconferences about strategic issues with international students in other cities and other countries.
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Student lifeDescribe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
My favourite night spot was certainly the Danzatoria. It is a very trendy bar (actually it looks more like a club) with different levels with different rooms with different music and a beautiful garden. It is very nice to hang out there. You always have a good time. Just looking at the people is fun.
Besides this I liked Paloma, which is a big dancing hall. These are my two favourites. Besides this I also liked going out in my own street (Maria Cubi), which is really famous for the bars and discos for students.
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