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Universidad de Cantabria (UC)
Universidad de Cantabria, Avda. Los Castros, s/n, 39005 Santander, Spain
4.29 / 5 based on 138 reviews.
Description:
The University of Cantabria is a young public university, created by a Decree passed on the 18th of August, 1972. Until then, university education in Santander was limited to the courses offered by The School of Civil Engineering, established in 1966, and the specialism in Physics in the Faculty of Science, which had been created in 1969. Both the School and the Faculty were dependent on The University of Valladolid. The establishment of Santander as an independent University dates from 1971. Two years later, The Faculty of Medicine was set up, the new Faculty of Science building was inaugurated and The University Colleges of Industrial Engineering, Business Studies, the College of Mining Engineering in Torrelavega and The Teacher Training School were incorporated.
90% of students recommend
138 reviews
138 Language reviews of Universidad de Cantabria
by Jason, Oregon State University, Corvallis, United States
Language, University Agreement
Language difficulties
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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.) My level after: At ease in most situations Personal comments:
My grammer professor taught us very well. He did some amazing work with the subjunctive form, but more incrediblely, he ended up teaching us all the swear words possible by the simple use of them in nearly every sentence. I enjoyed the Spanish day in and day out, and vastly improved. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by Anna, Södertörns Högskola, Stockholm, Sweden
Social Sciences, Erasmus
Language difficulties
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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.) My level after: At ease in most situations Personal comments:
There were a lot of Italian students, which was good because with them I spoke Spanish. With Germans I usually spoke English. There were many Southamericans too. I also had some spanish friends. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by laurapownall, The Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Language, Erasmus
Language difficulties
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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.) My level after: At ease in most situations Personal comments:
Before my time in Spain i had only studied Spanish for 2 years at university. In Santander i really had to work hard because noone there really speaks much English but this paid off really well as my language improved a great deal! making foreign friends at university helped a lot as we all spoke Spanish all the time This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by joyce, Universiteit Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands
Business Studies, Erasmus
Language difficulties
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: Basic phrases My level after: At ease in most situations Personal comments:
In the beginning it was hard to follow the lectures in spanish, but after a while you understand it and then there is still enough time to follow the course. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by Julia, Fachhochschule Osnabrück, Osnabrueck, Germany
Business Studies, Erasmus
Language difficulties
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: Basic phrases My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang) Personal comments:
I had the chance to get to know a lot of nice students during my stay. These relations helped a lot to learn the basic vocabulary and to prevent mistakes. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by valeven, Università Ca´ Foscari di Venezia, Venice, Italy
Translation/ Interpretation, University Agreement
Language difficulties
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: No problems in any areas (including slang) Personal comments:
it's been a wonderful experience, 'cause you're completely immerged in the language; teachers were wonderful and ready to help you in every situation. The mian problem was that we were 17 Italian students all togheter..we could have spoken much more Spanish if the organization had been different... This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by Lorraine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
Marketing and Sales Management, Erasmus
Language difficulties
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: Basic phrases My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang) Personal comments:
It was a real learning curve, which proved to be difficult and frustrating at times but also an exciting challenge. I got a lot out of it. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by Selen, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
Business Studies, Erasmus
Language difficulties
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: No problems in any areas (including slang) My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang) Personal comments:
everyday i needed to use Spanish at school, at home, everywhere. Also i used English at school, with friends from Erasmus, too. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by hristo, Paisii Hilendarski University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Financial Management, Erasmus
Language difficulties
Language of instruction: English
Local language was: Different than language of instruction.
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Spanish How much did you improve your English?
My level before: At ease in most situations My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang) How much did you improve your Spanish?
My level before: Did not speak it My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.) Personal comments:
For students who don't speak local langue is difficult if they are outside but in university this not problem This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by shaunna, University of Oregon, Eugene, United States
Language, Independent
Language difficulties
Language of instruction: Spanish
Local language was: Different than language of instruction.
Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my 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: No problems in any areas (including slang) How much did you improve your Spanish?
My level before: Did not speak it My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.) Personal comments:
They have very good grammer courses in the language center, I would recomend taking advantage of them. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by siebe, Technische Universiteit Delft, Delft, Netherlands
Engineering, Civil, Erasmus
Language difficulties
Language of instruction: Spanish
Local language was: Different than language of instruction.
Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my 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: No problems in any areas (including slang) How much did you improve your Spanish?
My level before: Did not speak it My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.) Personal comments:
nice, i hooked up with a lot of spanish people, thus i learned the finer details of the language This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by Vanessa, University of Technology, Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Language, University Agreement
Language difficulties
Language of instruction: Spanish
Local language was: Different than language of instruction.
Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.) My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang) How much did you improve your Spanish?
My level before: Did not speak it My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.) Personal comments:
Really good courses run by the university, I did from intermediate all the way up to superior This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by Diego, Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy
Engineering, Erasmus
Language difficulties
Language of instruction: Spanish
Local language was: Different than language of instruction.
Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.) My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang) How much did you improve your Spanish?
My level before: Did not speak it My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.) Personal comments:
I already knew spanish, so I had no problems. Most people were communicating nicely and at the end, their spanish was superb. Locals do not tend to socialize with foreigners though. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by Veronica, Università di Milano II, Milan, Italy
Marketing and Sales Management, Erasmus
Language difficulties
Language of instruction: Spanish
Local language was: Different than language of instruction.
Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my 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: No problems in any areas (including slang) My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang) How much did you improve your Spanish?
My level before: Did not speak it My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.) Personal comments:
I had no problem at all, because I already spoke Spanish before This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by ROBERTA, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
Management Science, Erasmus
Language difficulties
Language of instruction: Spanish
Local language was: Different than language of instruction.
Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my 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: Basic phrases My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang) How much did you improve your Spanish?
My level before: Did not speak it My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.) Personal comments:
Now I can say that I SPEAK SPANISH very well! This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by Dawn, Coventry University, Coventry, United Kingdom
Language, Erasmus
Language difficulties
Language of instruction: Spanish
Local language was: Different than language of instruction.
Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my 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: Basic phrases My level after: At ease in most situations How much did you improve your Spanish?
My level before: Did not speak it My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.) Personal comments:
My overall experience was good, and I learnt a lot of Spanish there. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by Alessandra, Università degli Studi di Padova, Padua, Italy
Political Science, Corso di lingua con Diploma finale
Language difficulties
Language of instruction: Spanish
Local language was: Different than language of instruction.
Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my 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: Basic phrases My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang) How much did you improve your Spanish?
My level before: Did not speak it My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.) Personal comments:
Uimp - Santander This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by Laura, Università degli Studi di Genova, Genova, Italy
Language, Erasmus
Language difficulties
Language of instruction: Spanish
Local language was: Different than language of instruction.
Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my 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: No problems in any areas (including slang) How much did you improve your Spanish?
My level before: Did not speak it My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.) Personal comments:
It was great This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by Linda, Åbo Akademi, Turku, Finland
Accountancy, Erasmus
Language difficulties
Language of instruction: Spanish
Local language was: Different than language of instruction.
Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my 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: Basic phrases My level after: At ease in most situations How much did you improve your Spanish?
My level before: Did not speak it My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.) Personal comments:
Its pretty good. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by Arnaud, Université d'Angers, Angers, France
Business Studies, Erasmus
Language difficulties
Language of instruction: Spanish
Local language was: Different than language of instruction.
Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.) My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang) How much did you improve your Spanish?
My level before: Did not speak it My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.) Personal comments:
Pretty good. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
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No problems.
I coped pretty well.
Sometimes it was difficult.
It was a constant struggle.
