Reviews of Vidzeme University College | Latvia

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RUBEN B

Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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: At ease in most situations

How much did you improve your the local language?

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

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

All people spoke English, so no problems. If you speak Latvian or Russian, is good in some situations, because only young people is so fluent in English.

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RUBEN B

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

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Personal savings

Other sources of funding:

A private grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

All is quite cheap, related to Spain.

Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Food, Overall, Telephone:

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

If you have time, take a little to go to Estonia or Lithuania, or within Latvia. They deserves it.

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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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RUBEN B

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

Overall

I wish I had known...

More information about oportunity to obtein scholarships.

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

4

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

1

Party / people

2

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

It's quite small. But for a summer school it's great. The level of lecturers and lessons are very good.

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

You're gonna meet a lot of people. Staff and local students are really great and have most of things very well organised. You're not gonna be bored.

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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

Nightlife, Activities: 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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RUBEN B

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

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

It was very comfortable.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

Unless it was a little far (30 minutes by foot), you have also the opportunity to go by bus to University. Rooms were very new and quite clean. The only problem is that the cleaning service didn't change the bed clothes every week. But food and Breakfast was great.

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