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Housing
Type of housing: Shared Apartment
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Interaction with fellow student, while still having the privacy of my own room suited me perfect.
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Personal comments
Apartments, especially when shared, are very affordable in Valencia. It did get cold in the winter though, as no central heating was installed.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife, Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
There are plenty of bars and nightclubs both in the University area, as well as in the old part of town. Event not to be missed is the yearly fiest of Las Fallas, which takes place in March. As that was after my studies ended, it gave me a good excuse to return to this lovely city.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
How difficult the exams would be.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
It is a attractive University set in a nice and non-touristy city.
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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
Get there early to have time to get to know the people you are moving in with.
If you are Swedish, please note that you are required to take much more credits than students from most other nations to be able to fully account for them back home.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
It is much cheaper to live in Spain than in Sweden. I traveled more than I usually would though, to see more of Spain when I had the chance.
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Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing, Food, Telephone, Nightlife, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
I bought a Vespa for trasportation, which proved to be very expensive to insure.
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Academic
Course recommendations
Compartimiento del consumidor offers a spanish angle on consumer behaviour.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Teachers should benefit from increased use of visual aids (virtually non-existent at the time), as well as hand-outs and references to other written material. As a foreing student it is hard to follow a teacher speaking very fast about a new subject, in a very large classroam and leaving little room for questions.
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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
One on one with spanish speakers I am comfortable, even when discussing more difficult subjects. However when involved in discussions in a larger group of native speakers as well as in noisy environments, it is hard to keep up sometimes.
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