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Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)

303 reviews
3.99 / 5 based on 303 reviews
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Sergio N
Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy
Engineering, Computer, Graduate, 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
Fantastic, I had the opportunity of learning both spanish and catalan
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Sergio N
Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy
Engineering, Computer, Graduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
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Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was less expensive than 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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Sergio N
Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy
Engineering, Computer, Graduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
As I've already said... you have to learn catalan
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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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Sergio N
Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy
Engineering, Computer, Graduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
It's not so easy to find an apartment
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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
2
Costs
1
Activities
1
Campus life
1
Party / people
4
Weather / location
3
Personal recommendation
go there!
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
3
Traveled
3
Improved language skills
4
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
4
Partied a lot
3
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
4
Final comments
If you live far from the center, you had better buy the "month-ticket" for the metro.
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Sergio N
Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy
Engineering, Computer, Graduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside 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
All erasmus parties, la fiesta de la merce'...
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Sergio N
Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy
Engineering, Computer, Graduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Because you can be totally indipendent
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
Fantastic! The only bad thing I have to say is that half of the courses was in catalan :-( so I had to learn it
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