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4.26 / 5 based on 25 reviews
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thierry b
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Every neighbourhood has one day in the month to put furniture outside, so that the cleaning service comes to pick it up. This is a way to find free furniture for your house. You will be surprised to see the good state most furniture is still in when people put it outside.
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ChicaBCN
University of Applied Sciences / FH Worms, Worms, Germany
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: Spanish
Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
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
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
AS spanish was the instuction language I didn`t have any problems. In everyday life the catalan speaking people changed into spanish when they recognized you didn`t understand. No problems.
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thierry b
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Searching own housing allows you to find real bargains in 'hot' areas.
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Personal comments
Accommodation was available, allthough mainly intended for students that stay at least 1 year. Accommodation is near the University.
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thierry b
Academic
Course recommendations
ESMA is a small scale University that specializes in certain courses. Therefor the overall offer of courses is lower than my home university.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
My opinion of the university assessment
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Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Kimberly K
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Nice and independent, complete freedom to do what you want to do.
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Personal comments
Its very close to the university but quite expensive and not very big.
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Cristina S
ISCET - Instituto Superior de Ciencias Empresariais e do Tur, Porto, Portugal
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: Portuguese
Was learning Portuguese a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your Portuguese?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
spanish is one of the languages teached in the university, and it is teached by native teachers, so whenever there were language problems they were strongly envolved in solving them.
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