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Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV)

Universitat Rovira i Virgili, c/ Escorxador, s/n, 43003 Tarragona, Spain
4.57 / 5 based on 36 reviews.

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77% of students recommend
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4.5/5
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4.8/5
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Academic
4.3/5
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4.8/5
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“At the end I think that erasmus is good in any city that you go, here you can go out 3 days a week for big fiesta, you don't pay to much, is a small city, and it's too simple to know and to meet people.It's not a city that offer too much things, but you have the sea, the discos, and more than 100 international students....it's not so bad!!!:D My experience was too good....de puta madre!!!” Read Review
freshjive, Italy

Universitat Rovira i Virgili review by Salvatore

Review by Salvatore, Università Federico II, Naples, Spain
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? Because is the best choice in Tarragona, the campus are not good and too expensive!!!
Personal comments:
It was good, a normal apartment with other student!!!
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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 equally interact with the local and student community
Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal comments:
Good cafes in the Plaza de la Font, good the Sala Zero as a disco, and there's the port with many disco
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ACADEMIC       5.0 / 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 the teachers that seem to more flexible, and that don't speak in catalan.



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:
I don't know,it's os good.

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LEARNING SPANISH    
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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Personal comments:
It was good, I learned spanish, also with a course, and a few of catalan. And I improved my english too.
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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:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits:
Because at home I used to live with my parents, so I don't spend nothing for food,telephone and housing. There I travelled more, but the nightlife in Spain is cheaper than in my country.
Food, Travel, Overall, Telephone, Housing: was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
The house are not expensive,I payed only 150 euros every month. And you can find less. You can pay only 3 euros for a litre of beer, at Llar del Pernil. And 1 euro for a glass of beer.
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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...
Learn better catalan.
In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.



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:
Boh



FINAL COMMENTS

At the end I think that erasmus is good in any city that you go, here you can go out 3 days a week for big fiesta, you don't pay to much, is a small city, and it's too simple to know and to meet people.It's not a city that offer too much things, but you have the sea, the discos, and more than 100 international students....it's not so bad!!!:D My experience was too good....de puta madre!!!
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