Reviews of Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) | Spain

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Lauri R

Turku School of Economics and Business Administration, Turku, Finland
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

Last year courses of LADE (Licanciatura en Administracion y Direccion de Empresas) were pretty good. Especially those in marketing. I also assisted in legal French course that was directed to postgraduate students but it was also quite good for some who has some experience in law and French

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

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Essays and/or projects at the end of course

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anonymous

Academia de Studii Economice din Bucuresti, Bucharest, Romania
Business Studies, 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 of the relationships that I established between students coming from all over the world.Living with people from other countries is the easiest way to obtain relevant insights into other cultures.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

I lived in a private apartment shared with students from other universities from Madrid.

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verenacruz

Universiteit Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

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

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Taken courses in the local language is definetly a good way to learn the language. BUT, practice and grammar is very important which has to be more focused. Implying, that one should force itself to currently speak the local language even though many international students are around.

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Lauri R

Turku School of Economics and Business Administration, Turku, Finland
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Well, in Madrid, there are plenty of nice corners. You hardly can select the best one. Of course, famous night clubs as Palacio de Gaviria is always to be seen. At my home town, Getafe that is 15km from Madrid city centre there where quite nice corner cafes and even an irish pub.

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Zeta

Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens, Greece
Economics, 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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

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

At the beggining I could speak very good spanish,and I was surprised to find out that most spanish people don't speak english!Also I didn't expect the Welcome Day to be held only in spanish.But I should admit that most spanish people are very willing to help you in any way.

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