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maximus1979
Academic
Course recommendations
lots of courses are taught in spanish as well as bilingual classes (also spanish people in bilingual classes)
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
do not let erasmus people only follow bilingual courses: oblige them to follow at least 1 spanish 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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Overall
I wish I had known...
that it was such fun: would have liked to study there a longer period (not erasmus, but whole carreer or half..)
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
great university; close to madrid, nice helpful people. level is ok and if you want to learn spanish you should go here, although lots of erasmus don't realise that; prefer to spend time with other erasmus....
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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 you want to learn spanish, this is very possible here, although 2 semesters are required to get a high level.
great city, nice people, good level of education and of course lots of stuff to do.
in short: if you feel attracted to spain and spanish stuff, you should come to madrid.
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maximus1979
Expenses
Main source of funding:
A private grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
travel and go out a lot more; but overall prices of food, drinks and to travel are cheaper than in the netherlands.
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Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Telephone, Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
if you try, it's not that hard; people always willing to help
you have to spend time with spanish people: to get to know erasmus people your home university is the best place!
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Housing
Type of housing: residencia de estudiantes near campus (2 minutes)
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: flat
Why?
already did it; came back last semester (february - july 2001)
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Personal comments
nice athmosphere, close to university, helpful people, lots of activities and easy to learn spanish
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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 mostly within the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
thousands of bars in madrid, don't even know where to start... in getafe where residencia and university campus are, also lots of nice bars (thursday afternoon, thursday night especially lots of students) for madrid: see guides on the city
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