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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
One can be independent and at the same time get to know other people, hopefully locals if you share an apartment.
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Personal comments
Apparently the accomodation organised through the university is very bad and expensive. I was lucky to find something myself that was not too expensive centrally located and large and clean enough! The university itself is very old and the facilities need a lot of improvement!
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
The area La latina on Sundays! Viva Madrid is always a fun and animated bar. One has to see a flamenco performance!
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Academic
Course recommendations
If you are not very good in the language it is good to take subjects which might overlap on subject matter, eg a lot of marketing subjects.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Try and get the projects done quickly and get into project groups with locals!
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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...
Try to get a bankaccount or and residence permit before going- however this is probably not possible.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
The erasmus office at the economics faculty is a big support and most local students are helpful!
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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
Take a public transport abonnement as quickly as you can-saves a lot of money. Do not pay more than 300.-euro rent a month. Try and travel round spain going to the cities for fallas a special fiesta, which is held throughout spain!
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
I send more because in the Netherlands I had a telephone contract which was cheaper, this is not possible here if you do not have residence permit and bankaccount, which takes months to get. Accomodation just is more expensive. ALso I spend more money because I feel that I have to make the most of being in Madrid so I don´t mind spending more to do fun things.
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Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Mobile phone is very expenisve especially if you call people who use another network.
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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: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I was very fortunate as I have a spanish friend who lives and studies in Madrid who introduced me to a lot of spanish people so I as forced to speak spanish, the best way to learn! I noticed that spanish people do not speak english so you are really forced to speak spanish.
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