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Universitat d'Alacant (UA)

Universidad de Alicante, Carretera San Vicente del Raspeig, s/n, San Vicente del Raspeig, 03690 Alicante, Alacant, Spain
4.26 / 5 based on 318 reviews.
Description:
La Universidad de Alicante fue creada en octubre de 1979. La Universidad de Alicante, tras casi veinte años de existencia, presenta un muy relevante potencial para el desarrollo socioeconómico de la que es cuarta provincia en PIB total de España.

Una cincuentena de titulaciones ,más de setenta Departamentos Universitarios y unidades y grupos de investigación en Áreas de Ciencias Sociales y Jurídicas, Experimentales, Tecnológicas, Humanidades, Educación y Ciencias de la Salud, cinco Institutos Universitarios de investigación proyectan una actividad investigadora de las más prestigiosas del país.



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89% of students recommend
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4.2/5
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“Sign up for the Erasmus Spanish course for only 30EU take both courses with local students and international students. Take advantage of sports activities as I did by taking Judo, Water sports(surf,wind surf, rowing, kayaking etc), Beach Volleyball and lots of travelling. If you are looking for accomodation this is the best website to find flats in alicante by the beach or near the centre (I reccomend living near plaza de los luceros or plaza de toros) https://aplicacionesua.cpd.ua.es/anuncio...” Read Review
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Universitat d'Alacant review by Malvina

Review by Malvina, University of Greenwich, London, United Kingdom
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: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why? Sharing a flat with German, French, Italian, Portuguese, American, Moroccan and Spanish students has been one of the best aspects of studying abroad and discovering lots of cultures.
Personal comments:
The university website is thoroughly comprehensive and very wasy to find information about everything including accomodation, activities, courses etc.
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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: Student life dominates the city
Activities, Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
Mulligans Bar targeting Erasmus student is always a good place to meet many international students. Join AEGEE and attend language exchange meeting (German-French-Italian-English-Spanish-Japonese-Chinese are the most common languages). Amazing activities calendar organised monthly by the university http://www.csidiomas.ua.es/actividades/agenda. Free Salsa lesssons Mondays at Havana.
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ACADEMIC       4.5 / 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:
For students with a stronger level in English than Spanish I reccommend the International Business Programme(IBP) which are business courses taught in English. For those with a good level of Spanish normal spanish courses are great.



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:
Academic life in Alicante is almost perfect, the univeristy's campus is the most beautiful I have seen with lots of palm trees areas for picniks and studying outside. The architecture is also stunning.

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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?
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)
Personal comments:
This year,for me, has been the most amazing and diversified in terms of languages and cultures. I studied business courses taught in English, and languages all taught in the language itself e.g. Italian taught in Italian, French in French and the regional language Valenciano(of which I had no prior knowledge of), German taught in German and Spanish, Chinese taught in Spanish. Overall, I was attending classes with international and local students and I was taught in six languages - a tryly amazing experience. In terms of communication with the students the majority was done in English, Spanish and French.
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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:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits:
Alicante is a very cheap city to live and study in. If you are an economist like me you will find the cheapest deals on everything which is generally easy to do.
Travel: was the same price as at home.
Food, Nightlife, Overall, Telephone, Housing: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
Budget,Budget,Budget...the best way to make your money go further and use it to travel with newly acquired friends.
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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...
It is the third biggest ERASMUS city in Spain (according to my spanish friends) therefore there is an immense number of international students, for those wanting to really explore the spanish culture it is most likely you will explore more other cultures.
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:
Study at the University of Alicante as it is one of the most modern, beautiful universities in Spain with lots of activities organised for its students and a fantastic variety of courses including sports.



FINAL COMMENTS

Sign up for the Erasmus Spanish course for only 30EU take both courses with local students and international students. Take advantage of sports activities as I did by taking Judo, Water sports(surf,wind surf, rowing, kayaking etc), Beach Volleyball and lots of travelling. If you are looking for accomodation this is the best website to find flats in alicante by the beach or near the centre (I reccomend living near plaza de los luceros or plaza de toros) https://aplicacionesua.cpd.ua.es/anuncios/default.asp?idioma=es Finally enjoy the great weather(around 300 sunny days per year), beach and cultural interaction of such an amazing city.
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