Reviews of Universitat de Barcelona (UB) | Spain

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maobregon81

Universidad La Salle del Noroeste, Cd. Obregon, Mexico
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Independent

Languages

Language of instruction: Spanish

Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?

No, it wasn't.

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

My native language is spanish and I speak a little french, so it was very easy reading Catalan, but hearing is a little more complicated. If you can't understand catalan just tell them and they'll immediately switch to Spanish.

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maobregon81

Universidad La Salle del Noroeste, Cd. Obregon, Mexico
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Independent

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Other

Work opportunities:

I didn't want/need to work

Personal spending habits

Nightlife:

was more expensive than at home.

Telephone, Overall, Food:

was the same price as at home.

Housing, 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

"Sanitas" is a very good and cheap health insurance, if you don't have an international one, this is a very good option. Another tip is to buy groceries not in supermarkets but in the small groceries stores near the street market.

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maobregon81

Universidad La Salle del Noroeste, Cd. Obregon, Mexico
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Independent

Overall

I wish I had known...

There's so much to do in Barcelona, I'd wish I hadn't wait to do certain things or visited places like parks or museums until the end. You think "I will have plenty of time to do that later" but you don't. Get to know the people and Barcelona since the first day you arrive!

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

3

Costs

3

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

3

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

Winter semester doesn't have a lot of student activities (parties, day trips,..) like the spring one(feb-june).The campus of facultats economiques is nice, but central campus is prettier, it's worth visiting it.

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

3

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

Don't get stuck trying to make friends only in Universitat de Barcelona, almost all of my friends over there were guys and girls from all over Spain that studied in different schools in Barcelona. Be sure to meet local people eventhough they seem a little rude at the beginning you'll find out that they are very nice people, and that they do really good and honest friends.

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maobregon81

Universidad La Salle del Noroeste, Cd. Obregon, Mexico
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Independent

Academic

Course recommendations

be aware to especify the language of courses. I selected a course in spanish, and the first day of clases everybody started speaking Catalan, I was lost and had to tell the teacher infront of the class, thankfully they didn't do that again.

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

Exams at end of course tend to be complicated, and all instructions are in catalan.

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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maobregon81

Universidad La Salle del Noroeste, Cd. Obregon, Mexico
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Independent

Housing

Type of housing: With a family

Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

to try a different thing, but I could live with a family again, Catalans let you live your life however you want it.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

they help you by giving you this web page: www.habitatgejove.com, before you arrive to Barcelona, and it gives you a lot to choose from, there's were I found were to live and very cheap.

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