Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (UAB)

It is important to have regular contact to native speakers and not to concentrate on the international students if you want to profit from your stay abroad. In general, the catalan and cpanish people are nice and patient. many people think that the catalan language spoken in Barcelona prevents you from learning Spanish, that's what I thought. But it isn't true! Maybe it would be more effective staying a year in Madrid or any other spanish city, but in my opinion there is no reason not to go to Barna!!!

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I would recommend to start the stay abroad before university starts, so you can manage everthing you have to manage and get yourself used to the new situation. Use the bus system and if you are going to live in the residence of the UAB, choose a native speaker as room mate!

My favorite disco was Luz de Gas in the city of barcelona, but it would take too much space to list all the places and events not to be missed in barcelona...

If you don't want to share your bedroom with another person, I wouldn't recommend the residence of the UAB. The existing single rooms are usually occupied and very expensive. But you can choose to live with a native speaker or with a person that speaks your own mother tongue.