Reviews of Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) | Spain

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Nicolás R

Stockholms Universitet, Stockholm, Sweden
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

I should have come earlier.

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

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

4

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

Great university, but it should try to become more international. Not in the sense of having more international students, but to internationalize it native 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

Don't just go for a semestre, go for a whole year.

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anne g

Institut Supérieur d'Interprétation et de Traduction, Paris, France
Translation-Philology, Graduate, University Agreement

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

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I stayed in Barcelone for 3 months only. I was then to go on another exchange programme in Edinburgh, Scotland. In 3 months, I made progress significantly but not enough to appear as a true local. Hanging out with locals definitely helps to improve everyday language and slang!!!

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Betigül O

Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
Management Science, Graduate, Graduate Program (Masters - MSc.)

Housing

Type of housing: Private Student Residence

Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

Because my room was small and i could not invite any friends, but mainly that was my only problemi other than that i was ver satisfied with my housing.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

There is no housing at the university but there are private student residences very close to the campus and they serve as dorms.

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“Capacidades criminologicas”

Pedro G

Spain,
Law, Criminal / Criminology, 2023

Overall

A través de la carrera he adquirido teorías del crimen, conocimientos avanzados del código penal y el uso de las políticas públicas de prevención para reducir o intentar prevenir la delincuencia.

Pros

Tienen muchas herramientas para atender al alumnadp

Cons

Podrían poner tutores individuales de manera más continuada

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