Reviews of Universitat d'Alacant (UA) | Spain

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“Ingenieria igual a ingenio”

Antonio F

Spain, Undergraduate
, 1999

Overall

Los estudios de ingenieria realizados a lo largo de mi vida me han permitido acceder a un nundo laboral que mediante el ingenio me a hecho evolucionar segun las necesidades del mercado.

Pros

Oportunidades laborales varias

Cons

Bolsa de trabajo dentro de las universidades

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Frida L

Högskolan i Skövde, Skövde, Sweden
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

Not really. I think everything worked out well for me.

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

3

Culture

4

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

This is a huge University where you can study many different types of subjects. Sometimes though, it is hard to know where to go for getting help with courses and registrations. But generally, I am satisfied.

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

This was a great chance for me to first of all improve my spanish. It is important to make friends also among the spanish people and not only with the other exchangestudents. It was nice to participate in the traditional spanish festivals, as for example the Easter week.

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Malin B

University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

Since I have spent a lot of time in Spain prior to my Erasmus year I was aware of most things before I arrived in Alicante.

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

3

Culture

2

Costs

3

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

4

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

University of Alicante is a great University. It's clean and modern with a lot of facilities on campus. Try to interact with Spanish students as much as possible and find out what is going on in town.

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

Alicante is a nice town, however should the opportunity arise to go further south I would take it since I believe that it is even easier to interact with Spanish people there and to learn about their culture.

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Sabra W

Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia, AR, United States
Language, Undergraduate, Independent

Housing

Type of housing: With a family

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: With a family

Why?

I loved living with a family. They had a 4 year old daughter that I would talk to. They were wonderful people and they were the main source of my practice in Spanish.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

My accommodations were very humble. Tile floors, concrete block walls, apartment setting, but my host mom was a neat--freak, so everything was clean. It was definitely different than my house here in the States, but it was fine.

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Thomas L

Applachain State University, Boone, NC, United States
Economics, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Academic

Course recommendations

Take advantage of the two weeks you have before you have to registar for classes. This gives you a feel as to what the class is going to be like. If you don't understand the professor, don't take the class!

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

Most of my classes just had the final exam and that was it, so it would be nice to have a chance to get a few more grades. Most professors are easier on exchange students, but some aren't.

My opinion of the university assessment

Exams at end of course

Exams throughout the course