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Universidad Europea de Madrid (UEM)

UNIVERSIDAD EUROPEA DE MADRID, 28670 Madrid, Spain
3.83 / 5 based on 114 reviews.
Description:
Welcome to the Universidad Europea de Madrid, a young and dynamic institution that is highly qualified to tackle the challenges of a global world. As a member of Laureate International Universities, the Universidad Europea de Madrid has over 20 different nationalities of students.


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80% of students recommend
114 reviews
Housing
4.1/5
 All experiences (114)
Student life
4.1/5
 5 stars (30)
Academic
3.6/5
 4 stars (42)
Languages
4.1/5
 3 stars (36)
Expenses
3.4/5
 2 stars (0)
Overall
4.3/5
 1 star (6)
“Travel as much as possible, the academic expectations weren't high so really do see as much of the city and country as possible. Don't expect things to be like at home!” Read Review
lcmarquis, United Kingdom

Universidad Europea de Madrid review by Laura

Review by Laura, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Language, 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: Apartment/House
Why? Because living with other students in the city was a far better option than living near the university. Living centrally allowed for greater independence.
Personal comments:
The is accomodation provided by the univeristy on campus but it was very very expensive. I also did not chose private accomodation in Villaviciosa where the university is due to it being about 40 mins by bus from Madrid. The town felt very isolated so I much preferred living in Madrid and travelling out to the university. There was no student community sense in the village.
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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 interact with the local community without much university involvement
Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal comments:
I found there to be no/very little student community, e.g. no student nights or clubs really that allowed foreign and national students to mix. No social opportunities in the university town, had to be in Madrid.
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ACADEMIC       2.5 / 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:
Many courses are over subscribed and the matriculation process is not at all clear.



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:
No consideration was made for foreign students in classes, staff were actually rude on some ocassions and seemed annoyed when Erasmus students wanted to join classes. It was more of a high school environment than university, with classes tutorial style more than lecture style. It is a private university so plenty of spoiled rich kids only there because of parents.

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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: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations
Personal comments:
I had to pay for Spanish classes through the Cervantes institute, no other local language classes were available.
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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:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits:
I spent more on travel because I was purposefully taking the opportunity to visit other Eramus friends and see the country. Phone costs were more due to keeping in touch with people abroad. I did go out quite a lot but the cost of going out was more expensive than at home. Accomdation was expensive due to living in town but I'd much rather pay to live in Madrid that out at the university.
Nightlife, Overall, Telephone, Housing: was more expensive than at home.
Food, Travel: was the same price as at home.
Personal comments:
Dealing with utility companies was a nightmare!
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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...
That the university was so far out of Madrid and that is was not particularly outstanding academically.
In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.



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:
Improve community for international students, i.e. acknowledge them! More social/sporting activities.



FINAL COMMENTS

Travel as much as possible, the academic expectations weren't high so really do see as much of the city and country as possible. Don't expect things to be like at home!
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