Reviews of Vidzeme University College | Latvia

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RUBEN B

Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Political Science, Undergraduate, Independent

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Activities, Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

There's only one place to go on night: MULTIKLUBS, but it's quite good.

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magnuseriksen

Mitthögskolan, Sundsvall, Sweden
Public Relations / Publicity / Advertising, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:

none

Work opportunities:

I didn't want/need to work

Personal spending habits

Cost level is low in general. The reason for equal telephone costs is the need to stay in touch with family and friends at home.

Telephone:

was the same price as at home.

Travel, Housing, Overall, 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

none

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anonymous

Universiteit Gent, Ghent, Belgium
Political Science, Undergraduate, Independent

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: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Did not speak it

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

English was both the academic and social language. It was a real opportunity to improve that language skills.

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RUBEN B

Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Political Science, Undergraduate, Independent

Academic

Course recommendations

All are very qualified teachers. Plenty of choices.

My academic experiences

Quality of courses

Variety of courses

Access to resources

Interaction with teachers

Interaction with international students

Interaction with local students

Personal comments

none

My opinion of the university assessment

Exams at end of course

Exams throughout the course

Essays and/or projects at the end of course

Essays and/or projects throughout the course

Overall

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anonymous

Universiteit Gent, Ghent, Belgium
Political Science, Undergraduate, Independent

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

It is included in the scholarship.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

Dormitories were very good, even with daily breakfast.

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magnuseriksen

Mitthögskolan, Sundsvall, Sweden
Public Relations / Publicity / Advertising, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

Activities, Travel, Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Multiklubs Kafejnica at Zvejnieku iela

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