Reviews of ESADE Business School | Spain

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Kristin V

NHH, Bergen, Norway
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

Languages

Language of instruction: Spanish

Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?

No, it wasn't.

How much did you improve your Spanish?

My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I spoke basic spanish (castillian) on my arrival, but improved a lot during my stay. On the street and between friends, people speak catalan, but they didn't mind switching when the "foreigners" were present. Fun, because I also got to learn (at least understand) some catalan.

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Kristin V

NHH, Bergen, Norway
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Other

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings
Government assistance
Other

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Food and in general everything is cheaper than in Norway. Nightlife is generally cheaper in Barcelona, but I went out more than I do at home, so I spent more:-) Same for travel.

Travel:

was more expensive than at home.

Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Overall:

was the same price as at home.

Food:

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

Cheap transportation! Metro/bus and taxi

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Kristin V

NHH, Bergen, Norway
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

Academic

Course recommendations

Choose what interest you, most courses are good, lots of practical work and case studies.

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

none

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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Kristin V

NHH, Bergen, Norway
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

Overall

I wish I had known...

Not really. Part of the fun is figuring out stuff! Besides, I knew quite a lot before going to Barcelona

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

4

Culture

4

Costs

2

Activities

2

Campus life

3

Party / people

4

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

Some of the courses are quite "ligth" in the academic sense, they are not very challenging. But there's a lot of practical work which I haven't done previously. Some people felt there were little new to be learned, but I was satisfied.

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4