Reviews of Universidad de Murcia (UM) | Spain

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“Great place to study”

Nieves M

Spain, Graduate
Business Studies, 2020

Overall

The city is beautiful and the campus are very well located. If you are going to study in Murcia, you should arrive at the begining of september to experience some of the local traditions. Local people are very welcoming

Pros

City, weather, location of campus

Cons

in summer it's too hot

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Franziska P

Otto-von-Guericke-Universitaet Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
European Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

Not really.

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

3

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

3

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

The university is not very big, so you have a nice atmosphere and will get to know people easily. Before starting a course you should take attention that the courses are held in a different way than in other countries.

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

3

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

Murcia is a nice town that offers a stay at low expenses. But one should be aware that people from Murcia tend to be quiete conservative. Night life is good and there are many cultural things to see. Have fun!

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“Food and science technology”

MARINA K

Switzerland,
Biotechnology, 2019

Overall

Food technology is the application of scientific knowledge for the design of processing technologies and the development of new food products, implementing systems that guarantee food quality and safety.

Careers

I did a internship during 3 months and a trainee durieng a year

Pros

internship and trainings

Cons

much information to study in a little time

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“Adventures in Chile”

Marta B

Czech Republic,
History of Art, 2019

Overall

Throughout the course of my career, I have perfected my communication and collaboration skills. As I worked in a Customer Service Coordinator position I am a capable and consistent problem-solver at prioritizing and managing projects with proficiency. One of my strengths is my duality between creativity and organization: I know how to offer original solutions and draw inspiration to the projects I participate in.

In my previous role as a Customer Service Representative and Spanish Teacher, I was the point of contact between the company and its customers, attending to their needs and having them met. My other responsibilities involved processing the company´s documentation and promoting events to create a sense of community.

Careers

The university provides numerous international programmes. Thanks to this I have been able to live in three different cities: Madrid (Spain), La Serena (Chile) and Prague (Czech Republic).
I am very grateful to these programmes and I have been able to learn how to communicate with different people and solve problems in different situations, both in a team and on my own. All this has helped me to be a person with initiative, courageous and adaptable.

Pros

Opportunity for growth

Cons

More accesible, sometimes they are hard to find or to apply for

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Birte K

Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Trondheim, Norway
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

No, not really. Since I had lived a year in Spain earlier, I was familiar with the country and the culture.

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

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

3

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

Try to make it easier for international students to get to know spanish students. We didn't really follow a class, and we didn't get information on the social arrangements that was arranges at the university. An e-mail with information every week on what was going on would be helpful.

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

3

Final comments

The international office is open only a few hours every day, something that is a bit annoying if you are not studying in the center. Arrange for accomodation your self. I stayed at a Hostal the first two weeks, and used the local newspaper, to find an appartment.

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