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Vidzeme University College

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4.14 / 5 based on 18 reviews
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magnuseriksen
Mitthögskolan, Sundsvall, Sweden
Public Relations / Publicity / Advertising, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
I wish I had known more about the courses given.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
3
Culture
4
Costs
3
Activities
2
Campus life
1
Party / people
1
Weather / location
1
Personal recommendation
Improve a deal on giving courses in English.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
3
Traveled
3
Improved language skills
4
Met people from other countries
3
Became more independent
2
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
1
Final comments
Do travel as much as you can! Visit neigbouring countries. Remember that you almost alway have to go by Riga to find communications with other countries and cities.
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anonymous
Universiteit Gent, Ghent, Belgium
Political Science, Undergraduate, Independent
Overall
I wish I had known...
No, I learned enough during my stay itself.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
4
Culture
3
Costs
2
Activities
3
Campus life
3
Party / people
3
Weather / location
3
Personal recommendation
It is a small university, so maybe it would be recommended to make it more well-known abroad.
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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
4
Became more independent
2
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
3
Advanced my studies & career
4
Final comments
It is not that easy to travel to Latvia. The journey itself is very interesting and almost an adventure.
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RUBEN B
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Political Science, Undergraduate, Independent
Overall
I wish I had known...
More information about oportunity to obtein scholarships.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
4
Culture
4
Costs
2
Activities
3
Campus life
1
Party / people
2
Weather / location
3
Personal recommendation
It's quite small. But for a summer school it's great. The level of lecturers and lessons are very good.
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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
4
Became more independent
4
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
4
Final comments
You're gonna meet a lot of people. Staff and local students are really great and have most of things very well organised. You're not gonna be bored.
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RUBEN B
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Political Science, Undergraduate, Independent
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: At ease in most situations
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: Basic phrases
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
All people spoke English, so no problems. If you speak Latvian or Russian, is good in some situations, because only young people is so fluent in English.
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RUBEN B
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Political Science, Undergraduate, Independent
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
It was very comfortable.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
Unless it was a little far (30 minutes by foot), you have also the opportunity to go by bus to University. Rooms were very new and quite clean. The only problem is that the cleaning service didn't change the bed clothes every week. But food and Breakfast was great.
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RUBEN B
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Political Science, Undergraduate, Independent
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
A private grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
All is quite cheap, related to Spain.
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Overall, Telephone, Nightlife, Food, Travel, Housing:
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
If you have time, take a little to go to Estonia or Lithuania, or within Latvia. They deserves it.
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