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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
Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Sports activities are free at the politecnica. Be sure to get in line early and enroll for different sports.
Best club: without doubt Indiana
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Cheaper to live and easy to get rooms in flats shared wit other students.
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Personal comments
The housing offered by larger complex near the university are expensive and not worth the overprize.
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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: Did not speak it
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Everything is in spanish, which is good. Avoid courses taught in english if you want to meet spanish people. language courses at the university are poor with too big classes
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
General price level a bit lower. On the other hand I did more costly things..
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Telephone, Nightlife, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Housing, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
buy the student card for discounts, specially airline tickets and local bus tickets.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
good activities, cheap to live, good atmosphere at the school
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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
Final comments
Look for flats 1-2 weeks before school starts. Look at the big streets close to the uni, live with a couple of spanish people 2-3. If you want to get a flat with better standard, buy Traijn magazine in newsstands. Easy to get flats that you can share.
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Academic
Course recommendations
Check courses early, the international office doesn't provide info. You have to go to each professor. ADE offer fairly easy but ok courses in economy, business subjects.
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