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4.33 / 5 based on 165 reviews
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Vanessa R
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
In Australia I live at home with my parents so obviously will spend more money in these areas.
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Travel, Overall, Food, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Santander is a cheap place to rent, so to study it is better than Barcelona or Madrid
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Diego U
Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities, Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Plaza Cañadio is a classic, at the beginning everyone went there, sometimes it gets a little monotonous and one tries to look for something else. Parties at the beach are awesome.
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Diego U
Academic
Course recommendations
Try to pick courses that are continously evaluated, as opposed to final exams. They make the workload much more bearable and increase your chances of passing.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
My opinion of the university assessment
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Vanessa R
Academic
Course recommendations
The spanish courses are really good, that CIUC run
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
No, my university have a different kind of agreement, hence we had to do projects for them instead of sit the exams here.
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Arnaud L
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
You can't find another way to live in Santander.
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Personal comments
They find you an appartment and that's a good point. But there is no campus and that's pretty bad.
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anonymous
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Telephone - friends and family. Accomodation was half of what it is here, nightlife was a lot cheaper, travel was cheaper but I did a lot of it.
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Travel, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Overall, Food:
was the same price as at home.
Housing, Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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