Reviews of Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) | Spain

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“MI experiencia en el Máster de Diseño organizado por la Facultad de Bellas Artes de Madrid fue una experiencia muy útil e instructiva”

Fernando H

Spain, Graduate
Fine Art (Painting, Sculpture, Printmaking), 1997

Overall

MI experiencia en el Máster de Diseño organizado por la Facultad de Bellas Artes de Madrid fue una experiencia muy útil e instructiva, especialmente por el grupo de profesores que llevaron el Máster, unos grandes profesionales de distintas áreas de la creación y el diseño que transmitieron unos conocimientos y pautas para desenvolverse en el oficio del diseño gráfico que resultaron imprescindibles.

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Su profesorado

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“Grado en periodismo.”

Miriam M

Spain,
Journalism, 2015

Overall

Es una óptima universidad, que lo único que falla es la teoría y no centrar las asignaturas en prácticas.

Pros

Las personas que conoces allí.

Cons

Eliminar tanto teoría.

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yoghurtgirl

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Philology, 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations

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'm supposed to take courses taught in English here at Complutense and I found some excellent ones after a lot of running and searching at the English Philology department. Still, all other programs are taught in Spanish. There's a free language course for Erasmus students in September and February.

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Helen W

University College London, London, United Kingdom
Philosophy, Undergraduate, Independent

Academic

Course recommendations

Take subjects that you enjoy back home, regardless of whether thay may seem more difficult to follow. Your enthusiasm will make you want to understand.

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. By not having exams I was able to choose enjoyable rather than easy courses and also had plenty of time to focus on my dissertation research.

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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Juliane N

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Financial 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?

A shared flat with students is a good opportunity to get to know people

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

I was not offeres any help to find accomodation on arriving. Before going there I registered for a programme of the universtiy to find accomodation. After registration I did never hear anything again. Both rather disappointing.

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Giulia M

Université Jean Moulin: Lyon III, Lyon, France
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

Nothing special, I feel like home in Spain, life is similar to Italy, my native country.

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

2

Party / people

3

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

I like the way it works, I think felt home there and classes where interesting with interacting groups.

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

4

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

I think that you can learn a lot with such experiences, I am used to live abroad (Tokyo,Paris,Catania,Monte-Carlo...)but I think that Spain is a very rich country in terms of culture and social life. My advice is to be brave and go abroad, is the best way to learn a language, to be independent, to understand how to do business with foreigners.

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