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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
The typical Spanish tapas bars where u get tapas for free.(f.ex: El Chorillo)
Clubs: zarasol (funky music)
Events: mado (por chueca al final de junio).
And much more you will find out yourself.
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Housing
Type of housing: shared flat
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Because you can see the apartment before you move in. You can live with natives if you want.
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Personal comments
The university is outside Madrid so when you chose to live in the student's residence you also live outside Madrid.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
A private grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Telephone: its expensive. You never phone nowhere for 1 ct a minute like in Austria. Normally its 15 ct a minute.
Housing: Rooms in shared flats are really expensive in Madrid.
Nightlife: Drinks and going-out are usually cheaper than in Viena but when you go out more your expenses are the same in the end.
Travel: I spent more because I travelled a lot through Spain.
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Telephone, Housing, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Academic
Course recommendations
Don't understimate the exams at the end of the term.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Overall
I wish I had known...
How difficult it really is to find a good room in a shared flat when you don't speak much Spanish in the beginning.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
The univeristy has a really nice campus and is equipped very well (internet,computers).It is not so big so you get to know people easier.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
Travel Tips: The north of Spain in the summer. The south is better to visit at easter. Around Madrid for daily trips: don't miss Segovia, Salamanca, Toledo,...
Advice: Always take care of your personal stuff (credit card, money, phone) when your going out. There are loads of pickpockets in the center.
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Languages
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: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
At the university you also have the options to take calsses in English but I would not recommend it. You leran quite a lot listening to Spanish in all your classes. People were very friendly. Group-work with Spanish people so you get to know more people and really learn Spanish.
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