Reviews of Instituto de Empresa (IE) | Spain

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anonymous

Helsinki School of Economics, Helsinki, Finland
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

Nightlife, Activities, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Go to different places every night!

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anonymous

Helsinki School of Economics, Helsinki, Finland
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

Most convenient

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

none

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anonymous

Helsinki School of Economics, Helsinki, Finland
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Government assistance<br> An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Once in Rome...

Housing, Travel, Telephone, Overall, Nightlife:

was more expensive than at home.

Food:

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

Devote time beforehand looking for an apartment.

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anonymous

Helsinki School of Economics, Helsinki, Finland
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Spanish

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

How much did you improve your Spanish?

My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Being a Finn I found my stay in Madrid very educative. Communication was different but the main problem was how and when the discussed things were done...

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anonymous

Helsinki School of Economics, Helsinki, Finland
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

Overall

I wish I had known...

I had to be very active to get things done at the university!

In my opinion:

I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

3

Costs

1

Activities

2

Campus life

1

Party / people

3

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

It is an MBA-school - go if you are able to actively pursue for your needs. People really study here and there are no additional help nor activities for exchange students.

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

3

Became more independent

4