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4.06 / 5 based on 164 reviews
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
the place where I stayed was just perfect
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Personal comments
it was very good!!
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
the old part of the city, "partje vieja" is a really nice place to go out and a lot of people do, so it is very crowded in the weekends
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Academic
Course recommendations
I noticed that the level of the courses is much lower than at my home university in the Netherlands
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
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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Languages
Language of instruction: Spanish
Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Spanish
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
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
at fist is was sometimes hard to understand the Spanish people because they talk so fast bet after a while I got used to it and understood almost anything
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Overall
I wish I had known...
no, there where no suprises. I was well informed
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
better communication with the home universities of international students about the results of exams
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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
I would recomment everyone who wants to go to Spain to practice the language a lot with Spanish people
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
I have spend more money because in the Netherlands I live with my parents, so I don't have many expences. In Spain I lived on my own so naturally I had more expences. I also went out more.
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Telephone, Travel, Food, Nightlife, Housing, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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