188 reviews
3.95 / 5 based on 188 reviews
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Melanie v
Housing
Type of housing: Shared apartment with 4 people
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Because living with people you don't know can sometimes give some problems in cleaning the house for example and noise. I prefer to live on my own or only with two persons.
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Personal comments
I had to found housing on my own, but the university does have some information about housing. And for the people who stay one year on the university they have more possibilities.
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Miriam L
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Because I traveled a lot to see all of the country. And I had time to do, because we had a lot of holidays in Madrid. I wanted to see all of Spain.
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Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Housing, Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Yes. You should have a bank- account with Deutsche Bank to save the transfer fees you pay, if you withdraw money from a spanish bank. It's better to use internet, then the phone to call. FOr example: Skype
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Rebecca R
Housing
Type of housing: shared flat
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: shared flat
Why?
To meet new people and at the same time stay independent.
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Personal comments
As mentioned above, the university didn´t get involved in my search, but I heared from my friends that in Spain, if you live on the campus, you normally don´t have a kitchen neither a washing machine but everything will be prepared by the staff.
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Philippe V
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
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Very hard at the first times, I tried to speak French or English but most people couldn't speak anything but Spanish: after one month you feel more at ease and you are capable to communicate easily with everyone! Frustrating in the beginning but afterwards it's a great satisfaction!
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Miriam L
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
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
First it was hard to understand the teachers and the people from the ofice of the university. But you can go in the language, if you speak everyday in spanish and not in english with other Erasmus. And my advantage were my flatmates. Both only spoke spanish.
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Miriam L
Academic
Course recommendations
The courses are well done and you have to be do a presentation in each course. Another thing is, that the courses you join you have to be attentend, otherwise you will not get a good grade.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Yes more interactions betweenn the foreign and the home students
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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