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4.00 / 5 based on 181 reviews
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Housing
Type of housing: A room exchange
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: A room exchange
Why?
You meet other people.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
School organize some parties, but in Barcelona there is something for everyone
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Government assistance
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
in night clubs you need to pay around 10€ to get in, in Finland they are usually less expencive. To caal here is really expencive do not know why.
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Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Academic
Course recommendations
I am doing international Business program, and my class is most finnish people.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
It was only couple months and we had almoust everyday some cases to prepair
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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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Overall
I wish I had known...
Most of my class was from Finland. I did not came to Spain to stay with finnish people, it has been quite disappointing
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
If you can choose take MBI and not IBP
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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
It has been really nice experience, I didn't speak any spanish when I came here and know I know basics so it has been really usefull
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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
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)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
In Spain there are not that many people who speaks english. In Barcelona they refuse to speak Spanish, they speak Catalanya
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