Reviews of Universidad de Alcalá (UAH) | Spain

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“Idiomas, culturas y aprendizaje”

Sandra M

Austria, Undergraduate
Tourism, 2023

Overall

Me llamo Sandra, tengo 21 años y actualmente estudio en una universidad de Austria por un año, los estudios son en inglés y alemán. Los profesores son nativos. Hace 3 años estuve viviendo en Brooklyn con una familia americana durante 12 meses.
Busco prácticas de turismo en un país de habla inglesa.

Pros

Mi interés por los idiomas

Cons

mi alemán

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dinakrumstroh

Universität Hannover, Hannover, Germany
Management Science, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

-that Alcalá is not exactly in Madrid - but it turned out to be very nice

In my opinion:

I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.

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

Academic reasons

2

Culture

4

Costs

1

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

3

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

try to go to class as often as you can, since the foreigner are soon well known to the professors (in economics), it can turn out bad otherwise

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

Became familiar with another culture

2

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

don´t have to book accomodation from your home country, it's very easy to find shared apartments once you get here. student accomodation is outside the city on campus - quite far away for those who have class in town (law, economics,history, languages etc.)

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cleb

Karl Franzens Universität Graz, Graz, Austria
Law, Comparative / Law with Languages, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

I should have consulted a guide book about how to get from the airport to Alcala. Because I ended up in Madrid and then took a Taxi to Alcala, which was rather expensive.

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

4

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

2

Party / people

3

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

Keep up the great programs and activities for Erasmus students.

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

3

Final comments

The great thing about the Universidad de Alcala is that it is a relatively small university with a perfect program for Erasmus students. There are a lot of activities planned for Erasmus students, in particular very interesting trips to Granada, Santiago de Compostela, etc. Although the university is located in a small town, it is very close to Madrid. It is only a 40 minutes train ride. So one can easily take advantage of all the great museum, theaters and also nightlife in Madrid.

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Asmâa M

HEC Liège, Liège, Belgium
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

Nothing

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

3

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

4

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

I recommend this university to you because it is very beautiful, it is very well located and the professors are very kind with foreign students

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

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

Don't hesitate to speak, go towards the others and take part in a maximum of activities

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Melissa B

University of California, Davis, Davis, United States
Language, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Overall

I wish I had known...

Bathrooms in Spain Spanish are "aseos" not "baños". Suerte.

In my opinion:

I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

3

Costs

1

Activities

1

Campus life

1

Party / people

2

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

Get yourself out there. It was really easy for me to become more isolated from the people there and just hang out with Americans because there's *so many* Americans there. Go meet other people, meet other exchange students meet Spaniards.

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

Became familiar with another culture

2

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

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

Get yourself out there. It was really easy for me to become more isolated from the people there and just hang out with Americans because there's *so many* Americans there. Go meet other people, meet other exchange students meet Spaniards.

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