Reviews of Universitetet i Bergen | Norway

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anaemberley

Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Humanities, Graduate, 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

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

I liked the mountain Ulriken, the travell along songfjords and the nights in the Garage (a good pub with concerts). I went too to tha Nationalscene, one of betters teather of the country to see a performance of F. Garcia Lorca.

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anaemberley

Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Humanities, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

I like independence

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

It was good because at the same time that you live by your own, you´ve got the chance to meet a lot of people in the same way.

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anaemberley

Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Humanities, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

An ERASMUS grant<br> Other

Work opportunities:

I worked during my study abroad experience

Personal spending habits

Because the way of life is more expensive than in Spain.

Nightlife, Overall, Travel, Food:

was more expensive than at home.

Housing, Telephone:

was the same price as at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

none

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anaemberley

Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Humanities, Graduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

It was very interesting because I had the opportunity to practice English and to learn Norwegian. Now I like this language a lot and I´m learning more.

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anaemberley

Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Humanities, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

Not at all,because I like adventure and try to discover by my own.

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

1

Culture

4

Costs

2

Activities

2

Campus life

1

Party / people

1

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

Nothing special, I liked a lot.

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

3

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

I think it is a good city to life but is raining all the time and you´ve got to arrive there by bus because taxi from airport is very expensive!. Maybe is better if you Know before go where are you going to stay because hostals are expensive too and you can loose in the first days a lot of money!

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