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Universitat de Valčncia (UV)

Universidad de Valčncia, Antiga Senda Senent, 11, 46071 Valčncia, Spain, Valencia
4.25 / 5 based on 300 reviews.
Description:
Coming to its 5th centenary soon, the old "Estudi General de Valčncia" initially dedicated to the study of medicine, humanities, theology, and law has become a modern European university today.
Given the wide range of studies offered as well as its human dimension, the University of Valencia is one of the largest, oldest, and most varied Spanish universities.


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90% of students recommend
300 reviews
Housing
4.4/5
 All experiences (300)
Student life
4.6/5
 5 stars (162)
Academic
3.8/5
 4 stars (102)
Languages
4.4/5
 3 stars (36)
Expenses
4.1/5
 2 stars (0)
Overall
4.6/5
 1 star (0)
“A city called Cuenca in central Spain is worth visiting.” Read Review
ak65844, Finland

Universitat de Valčncia review by Annika

Review by Annika, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
Marketing and Sales Management, 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? I love to live in the centre as I do at the moment, and I wouldn´t change it.
Personal comments:
Florida Centre de Formacio doesn´t have a campus. Could improve the atmosphere.
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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:
Las Fallas in March in Valencia. The area to go out is El Barrio del Carmen.
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ACADEMIC       3.0 / 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:
The level is lower than in Finland.



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:
The courses should be more actual, base to examples from real and actual business life.

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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?
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:
Spanish people in general don´t speak english, so you have to learn Spanish. The people are really friendly, so it´s easy to be in communicate with them. Bad thing is we only had a Spanish course of 20 hours in my university.
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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:
A private grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
Government assistance
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits:
I want to really live and experience my exchange year and no to think too much about money.
Travel, Nightlife, Overall: was more expensive than at home.
Telephone: was the same price as at home.
Food, Housing: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
none
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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...
I wish I would have understood how cold it can be in the apartments in the winter.
In my opinion:
Most people loved it.



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:
The location could have been better because the university is far away from all the other students. In the other hand, the group sizes are really small.



FINAL COMMENTS

A city called Cuenca in central Spain is worth visiting.
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