Reviews of VIA University College | Denmark

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adrian_barja

Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Architecture, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

Nightlife, Activities, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Clubs and discos have expensive entrances, and even more to drink inside them. Beer are ok, but spirits are like liquid gold

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adrian_barja

Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Architecture, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

Because it's the cheapest way to live and you share the appartment with other international students

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

It could be better,but it wasn´t but at all

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adrian_barja

Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Architecture, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

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

none

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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adrian_barja

Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Architecture, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Did not speak it

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

No problem, they are nice people and too polite

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adrian_barja

Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Architecture, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

Nothing was really important

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

3

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

It's a good place to study, to live and to have fun.

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

3

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

You should visit scandinavian countries while you are in Denmark. It´s quite cheaper when you are there.

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adrian_barja

Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Architecture, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings<br> An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Denmark is too expensive, but you´ll realise inmediatly that taxes are well used.

Telephone, Overall, Housing, Travel, Nightlife, Food:

was more expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

none

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