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Universidad Pontificia Comillas de Madrid (UPCM)

129 reviews
4.29 / 5 based on 129 reviews
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letty48
NEOMA Business School, Rouen, France
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
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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
none
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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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letty48
NEOMA Business School, Rouen, France
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
At the beginnig it was really difficult to study in an other language but, with the help of other students and social life it became easy to life in another language.
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letty48
NEOMA Business School, Rouen, France
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
Travel more in the south of Spain
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
4
Culture
4
Costs
1
Activities
2
Campus life
1
Party / people
3
Weather / location
4
Personal recommendation
To be ready to work very hard bat at the same time to create real links with you professors and students.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(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
4
Final comments
It was a wonderful experience and I learned a lot refering to another culture and way of life. To conclude I would like to say if I would have to do it a segond time, I will do it surely.
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letty48
NEOMA Business School, Rouen, France
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
Because when you live in a foreigner country you have to adapt yourself to differents way of life and you want to profite the maximum.
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Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
none
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letty48
NEOMA Business School, Rouen, France
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Because there is no campus for the Universidad Pontificia Comillas and you can find nice appartments in the center of the town.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
You have to solve yourself the housing when you arrive to the University. There is no help from the university.
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letty48
NEOMA Business School, Rouen, France
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
Barrios de Chueca and malasana
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