Reviews of Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (UAB) | Spain

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ruivs

Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
Biochemistry, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

bars near the Picasso museum; discos in Tibidabo (Danzatoria); the "the magic falls" in plaça espanya at the weekends; carnaval in Sitges; "Las fiestas de la Merce"; and plenty more!

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Pavel P

Lappeenranta University of Technology, Lappeenranta, Finland
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Government assistance

Other sources of funding:

Family<br> Personal savings<br> An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Barcelona is less expensive, than London about the same as Rome, and more expensive than Athens for example. Monthly expenses are 500-700, depending on the rent. If you want to travel a lot, prepare your wallet.

Food, Overall, Housing, Telephone:

was more expensive than at home.

Travel:

was the same price as at home.

Nightlife:

was less expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

At the beginning expenses might be unexpectedly high.

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tamas k

Sciences Po Paris, Paris, France
Development Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

The campus is not in the city, so it is better to share a flat with in Barcelona.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

150 euros per month is a very good price, in a good area, with direct subway line to the city centre, but can be cold in the winter because there is no central heating in the flat.

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anonymous

Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France
Communication and Information Sciences, 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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Big problem with the catalan!!! Useless and ugly language!

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NATASALMERON

Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Medicine, Undergraduate,

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

Nightlife, Travel, Activities: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

EL BOSQUE DE LAS HADAS CAFFE, IS AN EXELENT PALCE TO VISIT

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vitaminac

Università degli Studi di Messina, Messina, Italy
Political Science, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

study

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

2

Activities

4

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

this university is much expensive

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

3

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

2

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

generally very good

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