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Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC)

129 reviews
3.90 / 5 based on 129 reviews
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Susanne F
Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau, Zwickau, Germany
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Your are indepentent
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
The accommodation offered by the university is to expensive
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Susanne F
Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau, Zwickau, Germany
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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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 social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
The harbour is a quite nice place of the city´s nightlife
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Susanne F
Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau, Zwickau, Germany
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
The Canrian Islands are very expensive
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
none
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Susanne F
Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau, Zwickau, Germany
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
Stay in contact with the teachers. Always ask if you have questions and confirm their answers
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My academic experiences
Quality of courses
Variety of courses
Access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
none
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall
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Susanne F
Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau, Zwickau, Germany
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
about the cockroaches
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
3
Culture
4
Costs
2
Activities
3
Campus life
3
Party / people
4
Weather / location
4
Personal recommendation
Most of the teachers are nice but keep the conact with them. The other spanish students will help you, they are nice people
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
4
Traveled
3
Improved language skills
4
Met people from other countries
3
Became more independent
3
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
3
Final comments
Try to get to know as many people and places of interest during your stay abroad. Canary is a wounderful place to be :)
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Susanne F
Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau, Zwickau, Germany
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus
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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
The canarians have a strange accent but you will understand it by the time
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