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4.14 / 5 based on 199 reviews
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Florian S
Academic
Course recommendations
ask local students for recommendations!, better to apply for more courses then needed at the begin and finish those where you understand the teacher & which are interesting - because later applying for a course after application period is hard
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
maybe more contact to the local students - they nearly don't have contact to the erasmus students - maybe random groups for projects!!
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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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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: Basic phrases
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
made a basic language course before going to spain, there made a 3 week langauge course before the university start, langauge courses offered by the uni before & during semester.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
no, or maybe more spanish :)
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
everything needs its time there so stay calm and trink a coffee in the mensa, everything is slow there but they are very friendly and really take care of there foreign students!! if you have any administartiv questions or problems go to the decans secretary ("mrs. petri") - she is a very, very nice person who can handle every buerocratic question :)
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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 with bus - nice day trips are salamanca, toledo and cuenca
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings<br>
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
good nightlife in madrid, expensive flats!!, I traveled a lot, food little cheaper then in austria
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Overall, Nightlife, Travel, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
flats in suburbs a much cheaper (40%) but I would recommend to life near the city center (sol, la latina, lavapies, gran via, chueca,..) because you get the madrid feeling only there :)
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Housing
Type of housing: A room exchange
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: A room exchange
Why?
shared flat with 2 spanish people, good to meet local people and to learn the language, contact with other erasmus is given even if you don't live with them, in madrid hard to get cheap flat (if enough room to live :).
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
cafe ducados near puerta del sol, disco sala sol also near station sol, plaza de dos de mayo (this place and surroundings!), the part la latina (station la latina) - nice bars, part lavapies - multiculti part with many arabic tee houses
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