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Universidad de Navarra (UNAV)

Universidad de Navarra, Edificio Central, 31080 Pamplona, Spain
3.89 / 5 based on 78 reviews.
Description:
Through its four campuses (Pamplona, San Sebastián, Madrid and Barcelona), the University confers 27 official degrees and administers more than 300 postgraduate programs (including 33 doctoral programs and 13 master's programs) through 10 schools, 2 superior colleges, 2 university schools, its graduate business school, IESE ("Instituto de Estudios Superiores de la Empresa"; in English: "International Graduate School of Management" or "Institute of Higher Business Studies"), ISSA ("Instituto Superior de Secretariado y Administracion"; engl.: Superior Institute of Secretarial and Administrative Studies), and other centers and institutions. The university also runs a teaching hospitals called CIMA, as well as various community outreach and volunteer initiatives. In addition, the University's library system contains over 1.1 million books.


Programmes
Accreditations
86% of students recommend
78 reviews
Housing
3.8/5
All experiences (78)
Student life
3.8/5
5 stars (18)
Academic
3.8/5
4 stars (36)
Languages
4.2/5
3 stars (24)
Expenses
3.7/5
2 stars (0)
Overall
4.4/5
1 star (0)
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Universidad de Navarra review by Frederik

Review by Frederik, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Business Studies, 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? In contrast to my selection, choose to live with other erasmus students! It will be heaps of fun!
Personal comments:
Everything was alright
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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
Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
Marengo, Reverendos, Faculty,... you don't have an infinity to do, but the atmosphere withing the group will make it all up!
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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:
Finance 3 is very hard but worthwile!



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:
Higher level.

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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: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Personal comments:
I learned fast and correct without any books. That's a great factor to study abroad in a foreign language.
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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:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits:
Nightlife is pretty expensive, but the thing to do is have parties and drinking games at home before you go out. This saves a lot of money! En general it is cheaper than in Belgium.
Nightlife, Telephone: was more expensive than at home.
Overall, Housing: was the same price as at home.
Food, Travel: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
Don't do the intensive Spanish course. This costs 500 euro for two weeks and isn't really helpfull.
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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...
More about the rest of Europe/World.
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:
Be less pretentious and expand the internationalization even more!



FINAL COMMENTS

Enjoy it!
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