Reviews of Universidad San Pablo CEU | Spain

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Enrico T

Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
Marketing and Sales Management, 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: Did not speak it
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

To learn the spanish language is not so difficult for an italian native speaker. Anyway, there are some difficulties and you need to work hard if you want to refine the spanish language!

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Enrico T

Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

Yes, the international economic crisis: Spain was (is) really affected by it and when i finished my erasmus projecti couldn't find an occupation there in Madrid.

In my opinion:

I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

3

Culture

3

Costs

3

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

3

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

This university offers a wide range of services and activities to his students, enjoy it all!

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

If you have this fantastica chance, take it! ....do the erasmus project.... DO IT!

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Enrico T

Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I worked, but it was illegal/cash in hand work

Personal spending habits

Renting: Madrid is much bigger and important than the city where I come from; Travel: I travelled a lot during the erasmus project, and trains and bus are more expensive than Italy;

Housing, Travel, Overall:

was more expensive than at home.

Food, Telephone, Nightlife:

was the same price as at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items