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Universidad de Alcalá (UAH)

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Great opportunities to study abroad
Gonzalo N
Spain, Undergraduate
Business Studies, 2017
Overall
When I started studying at Universidad de Alcalá, I did not know that I would spend half of my time abroad. I got the chance to enrich my knowledge in the business field during my first two years studying in Madrid, working on projects with my classmates, although the way some teachers conducted the lessons was a bit boring sometimes. I remember Macroeconomics as one of my favorite subjects, more because of the way the teacher taught it. There were other subjects such as Microeconomics or Introduction to Law that were basically buying the teacher´s published book and go through it during the whole semester.
What I loved about this university was the chance to study abroad for my second half of the whole program, a total of 2 years. I know many universities only allow students to have this experience for 6 months or a year. I have the amazing opportunity to study a whole year in Sweden with the ERASMUS program, and another whole year in Taiwan with the ERASMUS+ program. This way, I could not only learn about things related to my field of study, but also about life, interpersonal relationships with people from a variety of countries, as well as learning about two different cultures. My last year in Taiwan gave me the chance to improve my Chinese skills that I had already learned before moving to this Asian country.
Overall, I would say my experience was positive, but there is room for improvement for sure, especially in the way some teachers gave the lessons.
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Pros
Opportunities to study abroad
Cons
Some teachers were not passionate
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Matthew B
University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
I wish I had made some Spanish contacts from Alcalá beforehand, so that they could have helped me in acquiring accommodation that I could have shared with a Spaniard.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
4
Culture
3
Costs
3
Activities
3
Campus life
2
Party / people
4
Weather / location
3
Personal recommendation
Academically it is a wonderful university, very beautiful to look at, and is surrounded by a thriving student community with related night life and activities.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
3
Traveled
4
Improved language skills
3
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
3
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
4
Final comments
Alcalá is very easy to get to from Madrid by bus, so transport problems are not an issue. It is easy to hop on a bus to Madrid for the odd night out as well. However, Alcalá is a very self-contained town, so you will not find yourself needing to venture outside of it very often. Do not forget to take all the appropriate medical forms, as in my experience, once you have them it is very easy to make appointments with doctors, etc. I have heard that other people have had problems even with the forms, but on average the medical staff are quite understanding.
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Realmente una experiencia apasionante
anonymous
Spain, Undergraduate
Chemistry, 2018
Overall
Estudié Químicas en Alcalá y como a todos los estudiantes, al principio llegas muy perdido y te cuesta ubicarte, pero gracias a bastantes profesores, personal de la universidad y compañeros, poco a poco todos nos íbamos ubicando. 
Desde mi punto de vista, y tras haber estado estudiando en otras universidades, creo que el nivel de los profesores en general es muy bueno, son muy buenos en química física, en inorgánica, en orgánica, y en analítica no son muy buenos explicando, pero como investigadores son los mejores.
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Pros
Los profesores
Cons
La forma de examinar
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Muy satisfecha con mi formación
Andrea H
Spain,
Engineering, 2024
Overall
He cursado tres años de estudios en la Universidad de Alcala donde he aprendido muchas estrategias en cuanto a programas informáticos como autocad, ansys, solidedge, excel, arduino, ubuntu, programación en C…. Los profesores han sido un buen ejemplo para mi y he conseguido desarrollar mis habilidades de una forma óptima. El último año lo cursaré en Florencia gracias a la beca erasmus que se me ha sido otorgada por la Universidad.
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Pros
la formación
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Matthew B
University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br> An ERASMUS grant<br> Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Housing was generally a lot cheaper in Spain than in England, and the facilities offered in the accommodation were very good on the whole. I tended to travel a lot more in Spain than I would have done in England, as I wanted to get out and explore more of the country. Therefore, I spent more on travel than I would have done in England.
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Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Telephone, Nightlife, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
I recommend keeping an eye on your bank balance online, since it is not possible to do so at the cash machines. Monitor roughly how much you spend every month and make sure this quantity doesn't increase significantly without any warning. If using an English cash card, take money out in large amounts (but always be careful), as a certain fee will be charged to your account every time you take money out. Opening a local bank account is quite complicated, so only do so if you really can't afford paying the fees charged on withdrawals from your home account.
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Grado de Economía en la UAH
David A
Spain,
Economics, 2024
Overall
La Universidad de Alcalá se encuentra en un lugar super especial. Las clases e instalaciones nuevas se combinan con las antiguas partes de la universidad.
Por lo general el nivel de los profesores es bastante bueno y la organización de clases y trámites es muy rápida y eficiente.
Cuenta con un página web super fácil de usar y una plataforma para el estudiantado muy cómoda.
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Careers
La universidad pone una plataforma a disposición tuya para encontrar las prácticas universitarias. Pero en la mayoría de los casos eres tu mismo el que debe de buscarlas tanto las nacionales cómo las internacionales.
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Pros
Las instalaciones y la zona dónde se encuentra.
Cons
Hay asignaturas dónde no se aprende casi nada.
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