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stef_weegels
Utrecht Business School, Utrecht, Netherlands
Financial Management, Graduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
The university offers a well enough program, I would not choose to study there one more longer, but the city is appealing
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
Make the best of it, it was my best year of studying.
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stef_weegels
Utrecht Business School, Utrecht, Netherlands
Financial Management, Graduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Government assistance
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Because living is more expensive in Barcelona then in the city of my home university
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
I did not have any financial surprises, just make yourselg a budget to live by so that you will not get in any trouble at the end of the month.
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stef_weegels
Utrecht Business School, Utrecht, Netherlands
Financial Management, Graduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
I will not recommed any subjects specific, but have a good look a the subject that you want to do and verify with the International Relation Office if it is possible to follow the course in Spanish. All subject are given in Catalonian and next to that in Spanish, I had to go for one course to another faculty. But that is Barcelona, everything is in the Catalonian language
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
I would prefer more interactiveness between students and teachers. Next to that they should change their accommodation to make it a more friendly study area.
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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stef_weegels
Utrecht Business School, Utrecht, Netherlands
Financial Management, 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: Basic phrases
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Learning a foreign language most effective if it is done in the courntry itself. Next to that when you have to study in it, you'll learn really fast. For the first months of university was sitting there and trying to listen what they where saying, but through the year your language will aporve rapidly.
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stef_weegels
Utrecht Business School, Utrecht, Netherlands
Financial Management, Graduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
If you want to go sporting in Barcelona you should join one of the DiR clubs, the offer almost all the facilities. Further about the nightlife, I have to write down what are the best cafés or clubs, It'll be a long list, but here are a few:
- Bar Royale
- Margarita Blue
- Mira Blau
- Mas i Mas
- Rosebud
- Barcelona club Pipa
- Dansatorium
- Universal
- Otto Zutz
- la paloma (thursdays)
- la Terrazza
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stef_weegels
Utrecht Business School, Utrecht, Netherlands
Financial Management, Graduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I like to live independently and with the people that I want. With the other option you can never know with who you'll be living
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Personal comments
The faculty that I was in was almost out of the city (diagonal 690). It is an old faculty building with few facilities, but overall my opion of the faculties in Barcelona, while I have been to a few, are less equiped with computer materials
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