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4.18 / 5 based on 199 reviews
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
It is a great opportunity to share housing with students of other nationalities.
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Personal comments
It was very well organized. The appartment was ready the day i arrived. I lived with a Dutch and a Spanish roomate, so it was perfect.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Activities, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
I am sorry I do not remember the names and places of all the bars we went to. Spain has an endless number of great bars.
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Academic
Course recommendations
For international students, International Law and European Law are definitely good choices
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
No, the program was very good and flexible for Erasmus students.
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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...
I should have consulted a guide book about how to get from the airport to Alcala. Because I ended up in Madrid and then took a Taxi to Alcala, which was rather expensive.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Keep up the great programs and activities for Erasmus students.
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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
The great thing about the Universidad de Alcala is that it is a relatively small university with a perfect program for Erasmus students. There are a lot of activities planned for Erasmus students, in particular very interesting trips to Granada, Santiago de Compostela, etc.
Although the university is located in a small town, it is very close to Madrid. It is only a 40 minutes train ride. So one can easily take advantage of all the great museum, theaters and also nightlife in Madrid.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
For food, telephone and accommodation. I spent less, just because Spain is on average cheaper than Austria. For travel, I spent much more, because I took every opportunity to get to know the country and visit as many places and traditional festivals, as I could.
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Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Telephone, Housing, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
"Todo por cien"-shops are the best source for cheap household supplies.
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Languages
Language of instruction: Spanish
Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
The university offered a Spanish course for all international students in the first semester. This, combined with the Spanish lectures at law school, helped me improve my Spanish language knowledge tremendously.
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