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4.16 / 5 based on 172 reviews

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Carola K
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
Personal comments
for exchange students a real must is "NAHU" or "UMEC". also a nice café is at "plaza de la catedral"
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Personal comments
nearly everyone chosed to live in an apartment because living in an apartment in cadiz is more or less cheap. hostels and student residences are very expensive.
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Carola K
Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
if you would like to advance your studies, i would not recommend cadiz. there is not a big choice of courses. but social life in cadiz is really great.
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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
travelling is cheap in cadiz and there are a lot of nice places one has to go!
take with you your notebook. access to computers at university is very bad!
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Carola K
Academic
Course recommendations
courses are not very difficult. a tip is "ingles empresarial"
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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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Carola K
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: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
at the beginning it was a bit difficult to understand the dialect but one gets pretty fast used to it.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
i spent more because i thougt i have to enjoy my life in cadiz!
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Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items