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Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (UAB)

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4.00 / 5 based on 754 reviews
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ana f
Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal
Journalism, Graduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
I didn´t go out much, but I believe the bars in the cuty are very nice.
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ana f
Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal
Journalism, Graduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
we have independence and it's better to live near the city center
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
I have no complaints about UAB. The facilities were excellent and I was treated very nicely. It was a very good experience studying at the UAB.
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ana f
Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal
Journalism, Graduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
I liked the ones I had
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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
none
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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
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ana f
Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal
Journalism, Graduate, Erasmus
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
It was very good to de sure that ist's easy for me to learn new languages
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ana f
Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal
Journalism, Graduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
No
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
3
Culture
3
Costs
4
Activities
2
Campus life
3
Party / people
3
Weather / location
2
Personal recommendation
It's great
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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
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
4
Final comments
An Erasmus period of studyes is an opportunity that everybody should take advantage of. It really changes you, for the bettter and Barcelona is an amazing city.
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ana f
Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal
Journalism, Graduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Housing and nightlige are far more expensive than in Portugal, so as travelling.
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Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
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
I didn´t think it would be so expensive
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