Reviews of Universidad de Lleida (UDL) | Spain

Useful | 4

Francine C

Université Jean Monnet de Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
Translation/Interpretation, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

If you have the opportunity to study abroad...DON'T HESISTAE A SECOND!!! It's the best way to learn languages, social and emotional life. For me, it was a very good experience. If I could, I would to it once again!

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

3

Culture

4

Costs

2

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

2

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

Don´t forget that LLeida is in Cataluña. This implies that a lot of courses are in that languages and teachers won´t change the language for your pleasure! So you have to get prepared about this thing...I think I didn't.

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

LLeida International Relations staff is VERY good: they'll hepl you to find an accommodation, to solve all your problems (even personal). They're lovely!

Useful | 1

Francine C

Université Jean Monnet de Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
Translation/Interpretation, Graduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

The English level is quite low comparing to what I have in France. The name of the courses and their countain may be a little bit disappointing...but you can always count on al the International Relations staff.

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

The tasks we have to give back troughout the course are very long to do and only count for a 10% to 30%!!! It seemed to me a bit strange and dissapointed.

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

Useful | 1

Francine C

Université Jean Monnet de Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
Translation/Interpretation, Graduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: Catalan

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning Catalan a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Catalan

Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Spanish

How much did you improve your Catalan?

My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

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

I had a problem : I wanted to improve my Spanish but all the local people spoke Catalan!!! I didn't learn Catalan on purpose because I wanted to strengthen my Spanish knowledge. So for 4 months I had spent my time with Spanish-speaking people like Mexicans to improve it. After that, I tried to speak a bit of Catalan.

Useful | 1

Francine C

Université Jean Monnet de Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
Translation/Interpretation, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:

Government assistance

Work opportunities:

I didn't want/need to work

Personal spending habits

I don't really know...I think life conditions in Spain are quite lower that French one.

Telephone, Travel:

was the same price as at home.

Food, Housing, Nightlife, Overall:

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

In winter, one of my roommate lifted up the house temperature so high (about 25ºC) for his cats (whereas for human beings he would put it down until 15ºC) that we received an awesome bill to pay : almost 100€ each (we were 5)!!! I was so angry...if we knew it, we wouldn't have not accepted his cats at home.

Useful | 1

Francine C

Université Jean Monnet de Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
Translation/Interpretation, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: flat shared

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: flat shared

Why?

I wouldn't change anything because it's the cheapest way to get an accommodation and to have strong friendships.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

Housing at the university is much expensive that sharing a flat. It's very tiny as well. Some friends of mine who had the opportunity to change it didn't hesitate a second.

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Francine C

Université Jean Monnet de Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
Translation/Interpretation, Graduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Student life dominates the city

Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

My favorite night club was "Wonder", it's outside town but not expensive to go to...Then, I recommand "fissure" a great latino night club in LLeida and "River" next to the university of Economy. YOU MUST GO TO RICARD VINYES : this is the best place to have a drink with some friends.

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