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4.18 / 5 based on 325 reviews
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
best café:El jardin secreto.(arguelles/plaza de espana). Best tapas: la musa (La latina).
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I want to be able to live with other students or younger people and I feel that it is more "independent" not to live in a family.
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Personal comments
I beleive that ICADE provides good service regarding housing. However, me and my friend did not involve them at all and chose to find an apartment in Madrid by ourselves.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Because almost everything is more expensive in Sweden.
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Nightlife, Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Telephone, Housing, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
I would recommend finding an apartment by yourself if possible, since it is often much cheaper. But always be observant so you do not get fooled..
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Academic
Course recommendations
I feel that the way of teaching is very different from at Cbs, that I am used to.I am used to a more dynamic "discussion" between teacher and students, more individual thinking and thought to think a bit critical.At ICADE, I felt that the teacher thought, and the students took notes and then the exam was mor eor less on the notes. This felt very "old-school" for me, since I am used to question things and reflect more over the things I learn.Furthermore, I had courses with students on the 5th year at ICADE even though I was only on the 3rd year at Cbs.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
I would have another system, where exams and projects etc are more dynamic and throughout the whole course in order to activate the students the whole semester. i often felt that the local students did not do much at all until the last month, when they just had too much to do to perform well in all the subjects. thereby, many students chose to fail some exams and have them as retakes the next semester. I would prefer having exams etc continously, inthe way that you learn things for real and not just for that moment in january where you have studied in panic.
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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...
That the academic level was lower than i had thought it would be.
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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
The environment and location is perfect! The smaller size of classes makes the teaching more personal.
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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
If ou have time, do travel to other spanish cities; it is cheap to go by bus and there are many beautiful places to visit(Salamance, Granada, Valencia etc.).
Other: watch out for pickpocketers!!!
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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: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I have learned very much Spanish by studying at ICADE, which also was one of my main goals when going abroad. people were very friendly overall and always wanted to help and understand even though it was not the easiest inthe beginning....I am very pleased with my stay at ICADE and in madrid and I felt that my language has improved a lot.
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