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Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (UAB)

Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, International Relations Office, Edifici A, 08193 Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallčs), Barcelona, Spain
3.87 / 5 based on 606 reviews.
Description:
Universitat Autňnoma de Barcelona (UAB) is a leading state university, both young and modern in character and which is known for the high quality of its teaching and research.

The UAB is a university that caters for a wide range of study and research, including the Humanities, Social Sciences, Health Sciences, Experimental Sciences, Technology and Engineering.

The UAB comprises 11 Faculties, 1 Higher Engineering School and two University Schools. It also numbers 10 attached University Schools, as well as 3 affiliated Centres which are controlled by other institutions.



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86% of students recommend
606 reviews
Housing
3.9/5
 All experiences (606)
Student life
4.2/5
 5 stars (126)
Academic
3.7/5
 4 stars (300)
Languages
4.0/5
 3 stars (156)
Expenses
3.5/5
 2 stars (24)
Overall
4.4/5
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“I think studing abroad is very important. You can meet new people improve your foreign language skills and have fun at the same time” Read Review
k_cezary2, Poland

Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona review by k_cezary2

Review by k_cezary2, Leon Kozminski Academy of Entrepreneurship and Management, Warszawa, Poland
Business Studies, Erasmus
HOUSING    
Personal assessment
Cost
KEY:
Couldn't have asked for more.
Pretty good.
Could've been better, but didn't lessen the overall experience.
Disappointing.
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why? I think that meeting new people is very important-and living in your house I lost much of it
Personal comments:
It was quite wxpensive and there were only a few rooms available-it is pretty hard to rent it-
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STUDENT LIFE    
Personal social experience
Activities
KEY:
Amazing! Hardly had time to study.
Plenty to do when I had the time.
So-so.
Did not get involved.
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Describe host city: Students equally interact with the local and student community
Activities, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
Thera are many many bars clubs and so on. It is the city of night life-so it is very dificult to show one best place-but I find the best of best the Denzatoria club-you have the feeling of being in Hoolywood party-big big hause with 4 floors anf 4 types of music-nice residence-on Tibidabo
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ACADEMIC       3.0 / 5
My academic experiences
Quality of courses
KEY:
Fantastic.
Pretty good.
Could've been a bit better.
Disappointing.
Variety of courses
Availability/access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with other international students
Interaction with local students
Course recommendations:
I think that UAB should prepare the list of courses in english as well. For 2500 foreign students ,all descripcions of courses were done in catalan (even not in spanish)



My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
KEY:
Liked it.
It was alright.
A bit annoying.
Didn't like it.
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course.
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall
Personal comments:
They should more look after foreign students

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Language difficulties
Social
KEY:
No problems.
I coped pretty well.
Sometimes it was difficult.
It was a constant struggle.
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Language of instruction: Spanish
Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Spanish
How much did you improve your Spanish?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
Personal comments:
I didnt have much problems however the start was quite hard-but with the flow of time it has improved significently
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EXPENSES    
The accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
KEY:
Very easy.
Minimal effort.
Accessible but required effort.
Almost impossible.
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits:
The hausing in Barcelona is very expensive beacues of lack of spasc for all students- the naightlife is more expensive in total-what i mean is that you go-out so oftent that total sum spent is higher
Travel, Nightlife, Overall, Housing: was more expensive than at home.
Food: was the same price as at home.
Telephone: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
The only way to save money is to buy food in cheap chain-stores (El Dia, Lidl) these are really cheap
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OVERALL    
Important to choosing this university...
Academic reasons
KEY:
Very Important.
Important.
Not really important.
Unimportant.
Culture
Costs
Activities
Campus life
Party / people
Weather / Location
I wish I had known...
Yes the problem of hausing in BARCELONA-that provides many sleepless nights
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!



During my experience abroad, I ...
Became familiar with another culture
KEY:
Happened all the time.
Happened quite a lot.
Happened a bit.
Didn't happen.
Traveled
Improved language skills
Met people from other countries
Became more independent
Partied a lot
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies/career
Personal recommendation:
The campus is great-All pepole from all faculties in the same place-you have acces to all faculties



FINAL COMMENTS

I think studing abroad is very important. You can meet new people improve your foreign language skills and have fun at the same time
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