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Universidad de Navarra (UNAV)

120 reviews
4.21 / 5 based on 120 reviews
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anonymous
Hogeschool van Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Public Relations / Publicity / Advertising, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family<br> Personal savings<br> An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
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Housing, Food, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Nightlife, Travel:
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
Check out if you can obtain some kind of a scholarship, grant or other kind of funding. Get a job at least one year ahead and start saving, this way you'll be able to experience your stay abroad in a more relaxed way having some extra cash at hand.
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anonymous
Hogeschool van Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Public Relations / Publicity / Advertising, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
Do not take Empresa Informativa, it's hell! Do take Comunicación Internacional, Nuevos Medios Publicitarios and Diseño Audiovisual.
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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
none
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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
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anonymous
Hogeschool van Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Public Relations / Publicity / Advertising, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
I wish I knew more about the city itself.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
3
Culture
3
Costs
2
Activities
1
Campus life
1
Party / people
1
Weather / location
1
Personal recommendation
It is a high-quality University; the best University in Europe even, I believe. If you choose your courses the right way you will be able to gain quite some knowledge, though in my opinion it is more theoretical than I am used to. For me, projects are the best way to get the hang of things, but here at UNAV more time is spent on theoretical classes.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
3
Traveled
2
Improved language skills
3
Met people from other countries
3
Became more independent
4
Partied a lot
3
Experienced a change in life
3
Advanced my studies & career
2
Final comments
First of all make sure you got your documents in order: Passport, visa, ID, insurance, etc (make sure you have copies of them in a save place, just in case). Next thing to do is check if you will be able to have access to your bankaccount from ATM's here in Spain (is no problem at all for EU bankaccounts). Take time to prepare things at home, do not start at the last minute; at least one year ahead of planning! Make sure you have a list with important numbers: whom to contact in case anything happens to you, your Insurance, Home University, Doctor back home, Family & Friends, etc. Make sure you have a backup of this list, in case you loose it! Lastly, try to find out as much information as possible on the Spanish culture, language (summer language course available at UNAV), etc.
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anonymous
Hogeschool van Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Public Relations / Publicity / Advertising, Undergraduate, Erasmus
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: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
First thing I can say is that it is going to be rough and tough the first weeks. You are going to miss home, friends and family; understanding people will be hard at times, making yourself understandable will probably be even harder. But now worries, as soon as you get a grip on the new language, when you have gotten to know new people and you are used to your knew environment you won't feel like going back home.
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anonymous
Hogeschool van Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Public Relations / Publicity / Advertising, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Because living with other (in my case: Spanish) students is the best way to learn the spoken language and culture of that country, to get into the University-scene, to get to know the best places to go and see, etc.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
The Universidad de Navarra has a from students-for students policy, so students of the University who need a new roommate will sign up at the housing facility and students who are looking for a room are able to have access to a list with all available studentflats. There is also a possibility to live on campus in a dormitory, but since UNAV is a religious institution that highly values the rules that correspond to it, you might feel like you are living in a convent.
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anonymous
Hogeschool van Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Public Relations / Publicity / Advertising, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Travel, Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside 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
Weekend here in Pamplona starts on Thursday. The best places to go out are 'La Trave' and 'Plaza del Castillo' which are basically a street of different bars. Two discotheques I know are: Marengo and Reveren2.
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