Reviews of Universidad de Zaragoza (UZ) | Spain

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Camille L

Université Paris IV Paris - Sorbonne, Paris, France
Business Studies, Graduate, 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

It was not a problem for me before going to Spain but now I think I have learned local and informal expressions as well as rapidity when I speak spanish

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Camille L

Université Paris IV Paris - Sorbonne, Paris, France
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Other

Other sources of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I worked during my study abroad experience

Personal spending habits

The life in Spain is generally cheaper than life in France

Telephone:

was more expensive than at home.

Travel:

was the same price as at home.

Nightlife, Overall, Housing, Food:

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

the price of any medical services (almost no insurance)

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Camille L

Université Paris IV Paris - Sorbonne, Paris, France
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

Don't hesitate to speak with teachers about the problem to find equivalent courses in your host university

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

To improve english courses because I did not improve at all

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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Camille L

Université Paris IV Paris - Sorbonne, Paris, France
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

nothing in particular

In my opinion:

I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.

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

Academic reasons

1

Culture

4

Costs

3

Activities

2

Campus life

1

Party / people

3

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

To improve the way of teaching english and to be more indulgent with foreign students who don't have equivalent studies: Ex:My studies are foreign Languages Applied to the economy and I had to go to 3 specified different faculty

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

2

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

If you are an Erasmus student or any foreign student, don't chose to live on the campus or in a flat with friens who speak the same language because you won' t improve your level in the local langage at all.

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