Reviews of Universitat de Barcelona (UB) | Spain

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lizirroja

University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, United States
Language, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Hmmmm. Spain is full of neighborhood cafes and bars for all kinds of fun. In Barcelona there are great places to go down near Las Ramblas, the Barri Gotic, etc. The best places are the ones you find with the locals so that there aren't as many tourists. (They seems to taint the atmosphere.) I especially liked a crazy place near my home called the Satanasa. Now the name is a bit dark, but the place was really great. There was also a bar that we would go to by taking the Barceloneta metro line where you could drink cheap wine and tapas, standing room only. Everyone would toss the napkins and whatnot on the floor. But, there were many, many more places with nicer food such as on the wharf and near Placa San Juam, I think.

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Sarah H

Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, United States
Philology, Undergraduate, Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship

Overall

I wish I had known...

not really

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

2

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

4

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

it's a great challenge, however the academic situation wasn't that impressive. That would probably be due mostly in part to the UB being an urban campus and having a large student population. Cultural differences also factored in to an extent.

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

2

Final comments

Barcelona is a great city and is not be missed, either as a city to study in or just visit.

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stef_weegels

Utrecht Business School, Utrecht, Netherlands
Financial Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

No

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

3

Costs

3

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

4

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

The university offers a well enough program, I would not choose to study there one more longer, but the city is appealing

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

3

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

Make the best of it, it was my best year of studying.

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Rune J

University of Southern Denmark - Sønderborg, Sønderborg, Denmark
Management Science, Graduate, Independent

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

I find it nice to share an apartment. We were 4 persons. There are always people to talk to and moreover it gives you cultural insight which is hard to get if you live on your own.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

Well, I chose where I wanted to complain and I was neither dissapointed nor surprised.

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Cee B

Universiteit Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands
Mathematics, Graduate, Erasmus

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

Housing, Overall:

was more expensive than at home.

Telephone, Travel:

was the same price as at home.

Food, 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

buy your food at lidl or dia, restaurants are (better) and cheaper in the not so very touristic parts of town. Go eating around 13:30 at these little restaurants, then a meal (3 plate dishes + 1 drink) costs only 7 to 8 euro. On some days entry to musea is free.

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