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Escuela Superior de Ingenieros de Bilbao (ESTIB)
Alemeda Urquijo, s/n, 48013 Bilbao, Spain
4.25 / 5 based on 18 reviews.
100% of students recommend
18 reviews
18 reviews of Escuela Superior de Ingenieros de Bilbao
HOUSING
by Thomas, University of Missouri-Rolla, Rolla, United States
Engineering, Mechanical, GE3
Personal assessment
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why? Rally enjoyed the freedom having my own apartment allowed; Having Spanish roomates was a tremendous advantage for learning spanish and getting to know the city. Also, the landlord was quite accomidating and helped me get started in the city.
Personal comments:
none This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
STUDENT LIFE
by Thomas, University of Missouri-Rolla, Rolla, United States
Engineering, Mechanical, GE3
Personal social experience
Describe host city: Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment Personal comments:
Casco Viejo had numerous places to enjoy a few Pinxos and wine or stay out all night. There was very little crime and personal safety was always assured. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
ACADEMIC
by Thomas, University of Missouri-Rolla, Rolla, United States
Engineering, Mechanical, GE3
My academic experiences
Course recommendations:
Be very careful about choosing technical courses in a foreign lenguage. Even if you can speak it well, it is very hard to pick up everytnhing in classes. This problem is moreso in Bilbao due to the lack of textbooks, and the complete dependance on notes taken during class for exams. It is highly recommended to take humanities courses, and few classes at that.
My opinion of the university assessment
Personal comments:
Staying focused is quite difficult in front of the wide range of activities availible to a foreign student. Also, there was a complete lack of course work and quizzes, the only evaluation being one huge final at the end of the course. Definetly stay on top of things throughout the year, it is quite easy to fall behind. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by Thomas, University of Missouri-Rolla, Rolla, United States
Engineering, Mechanical, GE3
Language difficulties
Language of instruction: Spanish
Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't. How much did you improve your Spanish?
My level before: My level after: Personal comments:
Learning Spanish was a fun interactive experience. Bilbao is not a very touristy town, and hardly anyone speaks English, so speaking Spanish is mandatory. Also, having flatmates you can speak Spanish to is very benificial. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
EXPENSES
by Thomas, University of Missouri-Rolla, Rolla, United States
Engineering, Mechanical, GE3
The accessibility of student needs
Main source of funding:
Family Other sources of funding:
Family Personal savings Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work Personal spending habits:
There are so many things to do and places to go that costs add up pretty fast. For the most part I cooked for myself, and that kept costs down, but going out on the weekend is quite expensive. Spain is quite cheap on average, although I believe that Northern Spain tends to be a bit more expensive on average, perhaps around that of the European average. Travel, Nightlife, Overall: was more expensive than at home. Telephone: was the same price as at home. Food, Housing: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
Have cooking parties with friends. After a hard days surfing, we would all go to one person's house and have pasta parties. Its cheap for everyone and everybody gets good at cooking. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
OVERALL
by Thomas, University of Missouri-Rolla, Rolla, United States
Engineering, Mechanical, GE3
Important to choosing this university...
I wish I had known...
Just how good of an experience it was going to be. Be prepared to get to know a wide variety of people from other countries; most of my friends were Erasmus students from around Europe In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
During my experience abroad, I ...
Personal recommendation:
Stay away from the upper level technical courses; perhaps study at another campus. FINAL COMMENTS
Try hitch-hiking. Its not too common in Spain, but I did it and had a two-week adventure I'll never forget. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
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