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

Social

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

Academic

Course recommendations

Be picky on taking your courses. There are a lot of class hours and all hours are mandatory to attend!

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

Not all the teachers have the same professional level. Some of them are really good and have a lot of experience in both business and teaching. But there are also a few teachers who are just crazy and bad in English.

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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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, Travel, Overall, 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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Anne L

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

Overall

I wish I had known...

no

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

2

Culture

4

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

2

Party / people

3

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

It's a professional business school with good qualities. The only thing I didn't liked was that I had class every day of the week, beginning at 08.00 and sometimes ending very late in the evening. It was very busy and therefore I missed a lot of the Erasmus Student live, like travelling, going out. I would prefer to did it more often.

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

See personal recommendation for this university.

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Anne L

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

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

Because I liked my privacy.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

ESEC provides you with information and tips how to take care for housing. They also gave before the beginning of the course a document with possible flats. But students have to take care for it themselves.

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Anne L

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

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

Travel, Activities: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

There are a lot of clubs to go out for dancing, just describe on Facebook for the guest list. Get in before 02.00 and you don't pay entrance fee. Beside the clubs there are plenty of bars and cafés in Barcelona. The cheapest I know is Sugar Bar (very small cosy bar), near Plaza Real, a beer is here 1,50 + a free shot!

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