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johnmnil
LanguagesLanguage of instruction: Spanish
Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your Spanish?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
I have learned a lot of spanish at my home university, but I feel that you really have to spend some time in a spanish environment to fully understand all the aspects of the language. So I feel that the exchange i BCN was a natural continuation of my earlier spanish studies.
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johnmnil
ExpensesMain source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
I chose to travel l lot when I stayed in BCN, so a consequence of this was that my expenses relates to travel increased.
I also used my mobil more than back home, which gave a further blow to my budget. And when in BCN, do as the locals and go out... so my expenses related to this increased as well.
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Telephone, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
If you're in BCN for a short time, stay with a family. That reduces you costs a lot, because you don't need to invest in linen and kitchenware etc.
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johnmnil
AcademicCourse recommendations
Would like to recommend the CEMS Business Project, it's an interesting experience, where you learn to work in team and cross the cultural divide in the way the southern and northern europeans work.
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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
I think that the local teachers don't take the exchange students so seriously.
That is a drawback for a graet school.
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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
Overall
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johnmnil
OverallI wish I had known...
not really
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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
2
Activities
3
Campus life
2
Party / people
3
Weather / location
4
Personal recommendation
It's the best MBA school in spain and the spanish speaking world. So if you want to sharpen your spanish and learn something at the same time, go there! And now I haven't told about all the new friends you'll get...
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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
4
Improved language skills
3
Met people from other countries
3
Became more independent
3
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
3
Advanced my studies & career
2
Final comments
Don't take much with you. It's cheeper and cooler in Barcelona.
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johnmnil
Student lifeDescribe 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
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
The café Paris is a good place to go after a night on the town. I would also like to recommend quilombo, a local bar that plays a lot of live spanish music.
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HousingType of housing: With a family
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
When I go back to Barcelona, I hope it will be for some time. And therefore it would be nice to be more independent and
have some more space than I had with my family the first time.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
The exchange students can choose to stay at a "campus" but it's extremely expensive and is far away from the city centre, so most of us chose to find private accomodation, either with a family or with other students.
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