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Universidad de Barcelona
Contact: +34 93 4021709 (Int'l Office)
Universitat de Barcelona (UB)
Universitat de Barcelona, Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 585, 08007 Barcelona, Spain
3.97 / 5 based on 744 reviews.
Description:
The University of Barcelona (UB) was founded in 1450. The present central building was inaugurated in 1871. Today the university has four campuses, in different parts of the city. The UB is the oldest and largest of the six universities in Barcelona, and of the ten in Catalonia. It has 74.000 students --more than half of the total student population of Catalonia-- and is the second largest in terms of students number in Spain.
88% of students recommend
744 reviews
29 3-star reviews of Universitat de Barcelona
HOUSING
Personal assessment
Type of housing: I shared it with a catalan guy
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why? A lot of privacy. Living with a spanish person also introduces you to the spanish way of living..
Personal comments:
Luckily I knew a spanish family were I could live for the first weeks, but it is not that hard to find something This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
STUDENT LIFE
Personal social experience
Describe host city: Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment Personal comments:
Cafe de les artes (C. Valencia?), around Plaza del Sol (Cafe del Sol), bars and plaza's in the area Gracia. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
ACADEMIC
My academic experiences
Course recommendations:
Choose free electives: small classes and more interaction with students and teacher.
My opinion of the university assessment
Personal comments:
interaction...teacher tells in 2 hours what he knows to a very big group of students, students are supposed to listen...I think classes would be more efficient if there would be some interaction between students and teacher. a good thing, Free electives: there is already interaction between teacher and students. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
Language difficulties
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: At ease in most situations Personal comments:
I did not know that Barcelona besides castillano has catalan as their official language. It is not a dialect...but used in every day life. So, I did not know about the catalan/spanish question. Therefore for me it was also a bit harder to learn Spanish. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
EXPENSES
The accessibility of student needs
Main source of funding:
Government assistance Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options Personal spending habits:
Overall, Housing: was more expensive than at home. Travel, Telephone: was the same price as at home. Food, Nightlife: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
buy your food at lidl or dia, restaurants are (better) and cheaper in the not so very touristic parts of town. Go eating around 13:30 at these little restaurants, then a meal (3 plate dishes + 1 drink) costs only 7 to 8 euro. On some days entry to musea is free. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
OVERALL
Important to choosing this university...
I wish I had known...
the catalan/spanish language topic. In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
During my experience abroad, I ...
Personal recommendation:
If you don't want to study that hard to obtain your ect's and want to have time to discover Barcelona, go there. FINAL COMMENTS
To really interact in the catalan culture, find yourself some real catalan friends... This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
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