165 reviews
4.33 / 5 based on 165 reviews
Useful |
0
laurapownall
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
Read more >
Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Mollys and The Celtic Tavern, Malaspina was great, Plaza Canadio was a good area and the famous Rocambole! everything was close by
Read more >
Useful |
0
laurapownall
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
The Universidad de Cantabria organised a flat for myself and 2 friends from university in England acroass the road from university
Read more >
Personal comments
Very good how they organised our flat, we didnt find out until the day before we went but everything was fine. Any problems we had at the start understanding our land lady was fine as the university helped us with understanding and translation. Excellent!
Read more >
Useful |
0
laurapownall
Academic
Course recommendations
They don't tend to offer ERASMUS courses so we did an extra course in Spanish grammar for foreign students which helped us improve and meet other ERASMUS students.
Read more >
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
To offer more classes to ERASMUS students, i ended up studying geography of Cantabria and hardly understanding a word!
Read more >
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
Useful |
0
laurapownall
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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Before my time in Spain i had only studied Spanish for 2 years at university. In Santander i really had to work hard because noone there really speaks much English but this paid off really well as my language improved a great deal! making foreign friends at university helped a lot as we all spoke Spanish all the time
Read more >
Useful |
0
laurapownall
Overall
I wish I had known...
A little more about how often it rains!
Read more >
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Do the grammar course it helps your Spanish and helps you to meet people
Read more >
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 as much as you can it's so cheap on buses and so easy to find a hostel/pension when you're there. See a lot of the north it's beautiful and don't miss the obvious places such as Madrid and Bercelona!
Read more >
Useful |
0
laurapownall
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Because Spain is a lot cheaper than England!
Read more >
Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Was pleased how cheap everything was!
Read more >
en
Español
Français