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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Personal comments
Some problems with the housing service, but i was one of the lucky ones.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Travel, Nightlife, Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience

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Overall
I wish I had known...
That the basques are very reserved, but when you get to know them they are friends for life
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Very nice teachers with proffesional backgrounds as well. Took very good care of international students and arrange a lot of activities for us.
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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
If you want to live with spanish people find an apartment share on your own. I met most of my spanish friends at bars, because the students are very young and spend most of their time studying.
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Academic
Course recommendations
Choose courses on graduate level if you can, as the students at undergraduate are very young and inexperienced
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
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: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Since msot basques prefer to speak basque i would choose another region to improve language skills
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Denmark is very expenive to live in!
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Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Travel, Overall, Nightlife, Food, Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
The most expensive city in spain regarding housing, they say!
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