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4.11 / 5 based on 753 reviews
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Fedor D
Student lifeDescribe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
Well, ESADE students are considered to be elite and have free or cheap access to some clubs like Elephant (which was amazing) or Ribelinos.
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HousingType of housing: shared apartment
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
The dormitories are too expensive in Barcelona, they are significantly more expensive than sharing a flat, even though I would like to live in a dormitory.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
Unfortunately ESADE doesn't directly arrange the housing.
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Fedor D
LanguagesLanguage of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
I really liked courses in Spanish, they were not so difficult as I had expected, but they taught me a lot of business Spanish
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Fedor D
AcademicCourse recommendations
It's worth taking courses in Spanish.
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My academic experiences
Quality of courses
Variety of courses
Access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Sometimes the learning process was containing too much group works and presentations.
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Fedor D
ExpensesMain source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Because Russia is relatively a low-cost country. Now in Switzerland I spend much more
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Food, Telephone, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
none
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Fedor D
OverallI wish I had known...
Not really a lot. Maybe I would have taken more than one course in Spanish
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
3
Culture
4
Costs
3
Activities
4
Campus life
2
Party / people
4
Weather / location
4
Personal recommendation
Maybe it should become a little bit more academic and process some formalities better.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
4
Traveled
2
Improved language skills
4
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
4
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
3
Advanced my studies & career
4
Final comments
That was really the best semester in my life. I think it's definitely worth going to Barcelona for studies.
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