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3.98 / 5 based on 279 reviews

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Housing
Type of housing: shared with other Erasmus people
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Cause you get different exchanges and experiences with people from the country or other students, it's fruitful
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Personal comments
Had to look for it quite hard. The seeking process wasn't very easy cause we were too much people looking for accomodation, so had to look for it by myself.
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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
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Rock city on Thurdays to go out with rest of students, Aly Coffee or Squeek Restaurant to enjoy yummy meals and special people, Sherwood Forest, of course, and the Highlands!!!!!!
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Overall
I wish I had known...
Accomodation :adresses and places to look for more concrete
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Just take it, you will have a great experience, un human realtions as well with teachers, they're very helpful and nice way of being.
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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
Travelling for students is very easy; You can get a card which takes one-year on date which provides you many many discounts. The Main campus is very busy: take the risk and use it proper.
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Academic
Course recommendations
Should be more balanced the modules of the different specialities by semester
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
more seminars all over the quarters
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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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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Gorgeous, i learnt loads of things
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Telephone, accomodation and travelling are quite obvious: i don't use to make very often in Spain internatioanl phonecalls (just from time to time), accomodation i live still with my parents and travelling as well.
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Telephone, Housing, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Student cards are very useful, but the text books are really too expensive.
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