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Annika K
Expenses
Main source of funding:
A private grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
Government assistance
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
I want to really live and experience my exchange year and no to think too much about money.
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Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Annika K
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: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Spanish people in general don´t speak english, so you have to learn Spanish. The people are really friendly, so it´s easy to be in communicate with them. Bad thing is we only had a Spanish course of 20 hours in my university.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
I wish I would have understood how cold it can be in the apartments in the winter.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
The location could have been better because the university is far away from all the other students. In the other hand, the group sizes are really small.
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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
A city called Cuenca in central Spain is worth visiting.
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Annika K
Academic
Course recommendations
The level is lower than in Finland.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
The courses should be more actual, base to examples from real and actual business life.
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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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Annika K
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Las Fallas in March in Valencia. The area to go out is El Barrio del Carmen.
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I love to live in the centre as I do at the moment, and I wouldn´t change it.
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Personal comments
Florida Centre de Formacio doesn´t have a campus. Could improve the atmosphere.
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