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Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)

303 reviews
3.99 / 5 based on 303 reviews
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JEROME L
EM Normandie, Le Havre, France
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Activities, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
Barcelona is a city with a very important cultural offer. It's very important to try know Barcelona, his quarters, his communities, etc. It's fabulous.
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JEROME L
EM Normandie, Le Havre, France
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?
for independance. It's exciting and interesting know, contact, etc. new people when you are looking for a flat. Oportunity tu share a period of your life with other people (in the flat)
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
The university propose to help you and give you advices and helps to look
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JEROME L
EM Normandie, Le Havre, France
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Because of this oportunity to know people, places, traditions, etc. you don't know
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel:
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
no
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JEROME L
EM Normandie, Le Havre, France
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
The proposed courses do not have a logic relation with the courses of my university in France
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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
The proposed courses do not have a logic relation with the courses of my university in France
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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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JEROME L
EM Normandie, Le Havre, France
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
documents about Barcelona
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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
2
Culture
4
Costs
2
Activities
4
Campus life
3
Party / people
4
Weather / location
3
Personal recommendation
It's really good, good material, profesors, academic system, etc.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
4
Traveled
4
Improved language skills
4
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
3
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
3
Final comments
Barcelona is a very great city, Catalunya is very good presented by the autorities, they have a very rich culture
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JEROME L
EM Normandie, Le Havre, France
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: Did not speak it
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
The international experiences are the best way to leran and to know a language and a culture
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