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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
The ferias in summer a great experience, besides that there are a lot of katholic happenings in the city that a very intersting to watch. Dinner at Pipiyaya is great and bars like Cool, White lounge club and Shamrock are great to meat international and spanish students.
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Because it is the cheapest way and the search for a house is kind of an adventure.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
There are a lot of opportunities where you can buy cheap ingredients like local markets. Nightlife was a little cheaper for women than for men.
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Telephone, Housing, Travel, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items

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Academic
Course recommendations
Try to found classes where the professor does not have the local accent this can be really difficult to understand if Spanish is not your first language
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Malaga university is improving its policy towards international students. When i studied there it was alright maybe help with choosing your courses would be appreciated.
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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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Overall
I wish I had known...
I would have liked to know that it is best to search for a house in Malaga while you are there. There are so many available rooms!
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
It is a university that has good professors and interesting courses.
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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

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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
could be better
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