Reviews of ESEC | Spain

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Anne L

Hanzehogeschool, Hogeschool van Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Marketing and Sales Management, 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 Spanish a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Spanish

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 Spanish?

My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

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Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

At the beginning of the semester the university gives you the opportunity to have a intensive language course Spanish. After this during the whole year there were language classes every day, in Spanish, English, Chinese, etc.

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Anne L

Hanzehogeschool, Hogeschool van Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Because there are more activities to do and more initial payments for some things you need in your apartment which you cannot bring in your suitcase ;).

Food, Overall, Travel, Nightlife:

was more expensive than at home.

Housing, Telephone:

was the same price as at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

Get a Spanish phone! Get a public transport discount ticket at UAB. If you like to go out a lot to clubs get a member of Barcelona Connect Club Card. But you have to get in before 02.00 for free entrance.

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Agnès L

Toulouse Business School - TBS, Toulouse, France
Financial Management, Graduate, the ESEC is owned by my school

Languages

Language of instruction: Spanish

Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Spanish

How much did you improve your Spanish?

My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I defenitely improved my Spanish but I canbe hard sometimes as people speak catalan in Barcelona. But if you want to interact with Spanish students they usually talk to you in Spanish.

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Agnès L

Toulouse Business School - TBS, Toulouse, France
Financial Management, Graduate, the ESEC is owned by my school

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

I shared a house with people from different countries and it was a really cool experience I loved it and if I were to go back I would definetly share a flat or a house again

Personal assessment

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Personal comments

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