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4.03 / 5 based on 179 reviews
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Travel, Activities, Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Barcelona is a great city which both had a terrific day and night life. there are so many places, bars, restaurant and clubs to go to that it is very difficult to pich one out
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
becaue in this way you keep your independence and your privacy
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Personal comments
I have no idea, bacause I got this appartment by accident, which was great of course
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Academic
Course recommendations
the courses are not very difficult but you have to pay attention that the teachers speak castillian and not catalan, which is very different.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
most of the time the assignments are kind of vague, and you have to ask again what the exact idea of the project is. this could be improved by the teachers
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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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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
before I went to Spain I had already had 2 years of basic spanish knowledge, which is definatly neccesary. in the beginning everything goes very fast, but after one or two months I noticed that I could actually follow the course without too many difficulties
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Overall
I wish I had known...
that catalan is the first language in Barcelona, and a language not understandable with a basic spanish knowledge
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In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
EAE is a small private university with small classes which is definatly an advantage. Through small classes the international students have more contact with the spanish students which is nice
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
Barcelona is a very modersn city with everything you need, it does not differ very much from your home country. I would advise students with a basic knowledge of spanish to follow an intensive course here, once you arrive because it can help a lot
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings<br>
Government assistance<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
because Barcelona is a very expensive city, especially the night life and housing costs
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Overall, Nightlife, Travel, Telephone, Food, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
with an overall european ATM card it is not nessesary to open a spanish banc account anymore, which saves you a lot of trouble
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