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University of Glamorgan

Llantwit Road, CF37 1DL PONTYPRIDD, United Kingdom, Treforest
3.84 / 5 based on 66 reviews.
Description:
The University of Glamorgan offers a wide range of courses, many of which have been rated "excellent" in the national assessments of teaching quality.


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Accreditations
85% of students recommend
66 reviews
Housing
3.6/5
 All experiences (66)
Student life
4.0/5
 5 stars (12)
Academic
3.9/5
 4 stars (30)
Languages
4.5/5
 3 stars (24)
Expenses
2.8/5
 2 stars (0)
Overall
4.6/5
 1 star (0)
“Wales is a very interesting corner of the UK and should definetely be considered an altenative to London or some other big town” Read Review
Klumpfisk, Denmark

66 reviews of University of Glamorgan

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HOUSING    
by julai, SUP Europe Caen, Caen, France
Business Studies, Erasmus
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? because it is a good mean to speak English, but I would like to live with less than 5 persons. It is not quiet enough to study.
Personal comments:
I have not visited any accomodation, so I am not able to write any comment.
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STUDENT LIFE    
by Jaume, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
English Studies, Erasmus
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, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Personal comments:
Well, Treforest is the hell of a tiny place. There are, though, five pubs, plus the pub and the disco in the students' union. Apart from that, there's nothing else in the town! Really, nothing else! The only thing you can do is take the train to Cardiff (20 minutes). Anyway, the the disco in the students' union (Shaft's) is where you'll go out if you don't wanna spend the helluvalot of money going out in Cardiff (and coming back by cab = £15). The music is crap, but drinks are not especially expensive.
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ACADEMIC    
by Klumpfisk, Aalborg Universitet, Aalborg, Denmark
Business Studies, Erasmus
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:
Maybe the students should "shop around" more before the settle for a particular course. Maybe go to a few lectures before they finally decide.



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 teachers should perhaps check whether the group assigments are being carried out by the entire group or only a few group members, which was often the problem in some of my groups

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by Jaume, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
English Studies, Erasmus
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: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Personal comments:
The good thing was being able to meet a lot of people from other foreign countries. In general most of the people you get on with is from outside the UK. BEsides, a common process that takes place here (which I tried to avoid) is ghettoization. Spanish people flock together and go out with Spanish people, and the same for French, Greek, Swedish, and a long etc. The main cause of this is language... if a group of people is not proficient enough in English to be able to have conversations in all the registers with other people, they'll eventually get tired of their poor conversations and come back to the safety of their group.
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EXPENSES    
by Jaume, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
English Studies, Erasmus
The accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
KEY:
Very easy.
Minimal effort.
Accessible but required effort.
Almost impossible.
Second-hand household items
Second-hand bedding
Administrative
Money from home
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
Personal spending habits:
Why? Are you joking?? Hey, folks, we're talking about the damn UK! Although this is a big town (this is no London!), the whole country is way more expensive than many in every single aspect. Hey, it's not just a saying... it's really crazy... You spend money even to breathe... I spent less in Telephone just because I call home only once a week, collect call, and I don't call anybody here (I just pop in their place!).
Food, Travel, Nightlife, Overall, Housing: was more expensive than at home.
Telephone: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
GOOD: Well, as for clothes, if you don't mind being a homeless for one day, there's a wide variety of charity shops around. BAD: The hospital is god-damn far away. You can only get there by car (or cab, if you don't have one!). Tips ==== There's a weekly free bus to a huge supermarket (Asda). It's good to go there to buy, cause you obly have to spend two hours a week for shopping and its prices are reasonable. You'll have to go to Cardiff several times. Just make the most of your time there, and try to get everything you need at once to avoid having to go there every now and then.
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OVERALL    
by luca, Universitą Degli Studi Della Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy
Business Studies, University Agreement
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...
how courses were organized, it difeers too much from the italian organization
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:
you will meet people from all over the world, accept their culture and try to be friend of all, then you will have fun



FINAL COMMENTS

traveling in uk is very expensive but there exist a lot of solutions. do not be shy of you because specially at the beginning you will have problem with the language and if you dont speak you dont learn!
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