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Universidad de Murcia (UM)

Universidad de Murcia, C/ Santo Cristo, 1, 30001 Murcia, Spain
4.17 / 5 based on 96 reviews.
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La Universidad de Murcia tiene sus orígenes más remotos en el siglo XIII. Fue en 1915 cuando se constituiría la cuarta y definitiva fundación, la Universidad de Murcia se unía a las nuevas universidades de Distrito que por entonces funcionaban en España, siendole conferido un territorio jurisdiccional que comprendía las provincias de Murcia y Albacete.



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86% of students recommend
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4.1/5
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4.5/5
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“be prepared when you first arrive because it does get very cold in the winter. Be as sociable as you can and cease every opportunity you get!” Read Review
ashleybarrell, United Kingdom

Universidad de Murcia review by Ashley

Review by Ashley, University of Wales Swansea, Swansea, United Kingdom
Language, Erasmus
HOUSING    
Personal assessment
Cost
KEY:
Couldn't have asked for more.
Pretty good.
Could've been better, but didn't lessen the overall experience.
Disappointing.
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why? Although I let the University accomodation office find me accomodation in my first term. It was over-priced and not well-equipped at all. In my second term I chose to find accomodation independently and lived with 3 Spanish girls. This was an enormous improvement.
Personal comments:
see above.
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STUDENT LIFE    
Personal social experience
Activities
KEY:
Amazing! Hardly had time to study.
Plenty to do when I had the time.
So-so.
Did not get involved.
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Describe host city: Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
All of the fiestas! Semana Santa and la Banda de la Huerta. Any activities arranged by the local council such as orchestras and choirs. Shows at the local theatre. University parties.
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ACADEMIC       3.0 / 5
My academic experiences
Quality of courses
KEY:
Fantastic.
Pretty good.
Could've been a bit better.
Disappointing.
Variety of courses
Availability/access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with other international students
Interaction with local students
Course recommendations:
choose carefully, language courses often do not equate to the same level/type as in the UK.



My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
KEY:
Liked it.
It was alright.
A bit annoying.
Didn't like it.
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course.
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall
Personal comments:
More help arranging and organising the timetable.

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Language difficulties
Social
KEY:
No problems.
I coped pretty well.
Sometimes it was difficult.
It was a constant struggle.
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Personal comments:
Fantastic! Everyone was very helpful and keen to help me perfect my Spanish!
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EXPENSES    
The accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
KEY:
Very easy.
Minimal effort.
Accessible but required effort.
Almost impossible.
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits:
More on travelling because I wanted to travel arround Spain to see as much as I could and for the fiestas etc. More on the telephone because I was phoning from abroad and inevitably this was more expensive.
Travel, Telephone: was more expensive than at home.
Food, Nightlife, Overall: was the same price as at home.
Housing: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
none.
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OVERALL    
Important to choosing this university...
Academic reasons
KEY:
Very Important.
Important.
Not really important.
Unimportant.
Culture
Costs
Activities
Campus life
Party / people
Weather / Location
I wish I had known...
the best thing to do is to live with Spanish students! Despite being daughting it is the best thing you can do.
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!



During my experience abroad, I ...
Became familiar with another culture
KEY:
Happened all the time.
Happened quite a lot.
Happened a bit.
Didn't happen.
Traveled
Improved language skills
Met people from other countries
Became more independent
Partied a lot
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies/career
Personal recommendation:
Great student atmosphere, beaches are not far away. Everyone's extremely friendly and fantastic social life, lots of fiestas throughout the year and great weather in the summer!



FINAL COMMENTS

be prepared when you first arrive because it does get very cold in the winter. Be as sociable as you can and cease every opportunity you get!
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