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Universidad Pablo de Olavide (UPO)

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4.40 / 5 based on 101 reviews
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Katarzyna &
Akademia Ekonomiczna, Krakow, Poland
Industrial Relations and Personnel Management, Graduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br> An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked, but it was illegal/cash in hand work
Personal spending habits
generaly everything is more expensive in Spain than at home. What is more, I decided to live and use most of the things I had a chance to try..
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Travel, Nightlife, Overall, Food, Telephone, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
share a room with a friend
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Katarzyna &
Akademia Ekonomiczna, Krakow, Poland
Industrial Relations and Personnel Management, Graduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
it's hard to say what to recommend.. it depends what U expect.. generaly choose what U are interested in!
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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
make the bus stop closer to the university
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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
Overall
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Katarzyna &
Akademia Ekonomiczna, Krakow, Poland
Industrial Relations and Personnel Management, Graduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
No,I hadn't. I had been to Spain before, but only visiting,not living there. So with most of the daily situations or some kind of problems I had to face at the moment of starting my scholarship.
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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
4
Culture
4
Costs
2
Activities
3
Campus life
3
Party / people
4
Weather / location
4
Personal recommendation
It's far from the city center-this is the only minus U can find..
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
4
Traveled
4
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
The hardest is at the begining. if U meet people,it's really a great fun!!!
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Katarzyna &
Akademia Ekonomiczna, Krakow, Poland
Industrial Relations and Personnel Management, Graduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: Spanish
Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Spanish
How much did you improve your Spanish?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
There are no problems with communicacion, people are so friendly that whenever U've got any problems they help U.
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Katarzyna &
Akademia Ekonomiczna, Krakow, Poland
Industrial Relations and Personnel Management, Graduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I like to be independent and live with people from various countries.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
I had not any chance to get to know how it looks like.. I mean the housing guaranted by the university was too far from city center so I chose to look for sth on my own.
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Katarzyna &
Akademia Ekonomiczna, Krakow, Poland
Industrial Relations and Personnel Management, Graduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Travel, Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
plaza Alfalfa, Alameda de Hercules, cafe Central, many various bars in the city center
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