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4.18 / 5 based on 475 reviews
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Erasmus trips are worthwhile but also great to hire a car and just pick a place on the map to visit. Madrid is great...little student events but great cafes in La Latina...and Sol for discos.
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Housing
Type of housing: Residence out of campus
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
To live in the centre is more convenient and also cheaper
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Personal comments
Shared rooms are hard especially when you are away from home and need space but new and modern facilites and always great support from the residence whenever there is a problem. Good security
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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
Living in a city means the cost of going out etc is going to be higher. Ringing home costs a lot more! I travelled most of Spain in the year so that was a big expense. Spain is generally very much cheaper than England but the volume of things adds up.
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Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Cost-saving tip...open a bank account in the host country and transaction costs are very much reduced. An 'abono' for transport is also very handy.
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Languages
Language of instruction: Spanish
Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I went to Spain with very little Spanish but by the end of the year I felt very confident both verbally and written. I took all modules and exams in Spanish. A real achievement for me.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
The course outline
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
It is a very new university with lots to offer international students
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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
Travel light, because you accumulate lots of things over the period of stay. Stick with it...at first lots of things are very different but for me it has been one of the most valuable experiences yet.
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Academic
Course recommendations
Keep an open mind and maybe mix subjects. For example economics and business
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Extra help for Erasmus students and better guidelines as to the structure of the course.
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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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