Reviews of Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) | Spain

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mark43

Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, Eindhoven, Netherlands
Management Science, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

Be prepared for catalan

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

The professors should make a bigger efforts to the test the students' insights in the material in stead of asking them what they've read.

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

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Ana C

Universidad Simon Bolivar, Caracas, Venezuela
Engineering, Mechanical, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Housing

Type of housing: residence

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

Because you can interact whit other people from other countries and share diferents cultures

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

This university has a good level of theaching and learning resources

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nico_cal

Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
Engineering, Undergraduate, 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I feel integrated and have really no communication problems, I even learned catalan alongside with Spanish.

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alesdecat

Visoka sola za Podjetni, Portoroz, Slovenia
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

MORE EXPERIENCE

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

4

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

THERE'S A LOT OF UNIVERSITY, BUT THIS ONE IT'S IS SO GOOD

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

A THE END I WAN'T TO BE INDEPENDENT

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dawn H

University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom
Photography, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

independence, privacy, choice

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

n/a

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Vedo

Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Trondheim, Norway
Engineering, Graduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: Catalan

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning Catalan a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Catalan

Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Spanish

How much did you improve your Catalan?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases

How much did you improve your Spanish?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

It is getting better every day!!

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