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Universidad de Granada

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Review by poldomax    Ask this person a question
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overall rating:

3.6/4
University of origin: Universita degli Studi di Verona, Verona, Italy
Country of nationality: Italy
Area of study: Business Studies
Program: Erasmus
Period abroad: October 2000 - July 2001
1 Housing (rent housing in Granada, Spain) (Granada, Spain hotel)

Type of housing:
Apartment/House

Arranged by:
Independently - I had no other choice

If returning, I would choose:
Apartment/House
Why? Because there isn't campus in Granada.

Personal assessment
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Couldn't have asked for more.
Pretty good.
Could've been better, but didn't lessen the overall experience.
Disappointing.
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space

Personal comments:
Members Only (Free Registration)
rating:
3.0/4
2 Student/Social Life

Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city

Travel, Nightlife take/s place mostly outside the university/student environment

Activities take/s place both within and outside of the university/student environment


Personal social experiences
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Amazing! Hardly had time to study.
Plenty to do when I had the time.
So-so.
Did not get involved.
Nightlife
Travel
Overall

Personal comments:
Members Only (Free Registration)
rating:
4.0/4
3 Academic

Course recommendations:
I think the quality of the course were not so good. I feel a big difference in quality between Denmark (1999/2000) and Spain (2000/2001).

My academic experiences
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Fantastic.
Pretty good.
Could've been a bit better.
Disappointing.
Variety of courses
Availability/access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with other international students
Interaction with local students

My opinion of the university assessment
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Liked it.
It was alright.
A bit annoying.
Didn't like it.
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course.
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall

Personal comments:
Members Only (Free Registration)
rating:
3.0/4
4 Language - Learning Spanish

Language of instruction was:
Spanish

Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Spanish

How much did you improve your Spanish:
before:
Did not speak it
after: No problems in any areas (including slang)


Language difficulties
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No problems.
I coped pretty well.
Sometimes it was difficult.
It was a constant struggle.
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall

Personal comments:
Members Only (Free Registration)
rating:
4.0/4
5 Expenses

Main source of funding:
Personal savings

Other sources of funding:
Family

Work opportunities
I worked, but it was illegal/cash in hand work.
I worked in a private company

Personal spending habits:
Because Spain (espacially the south part) is less expansive than Italy.

The accessibility of student needs
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Very easy.
Minimal effort.
Accessible but required effort.
Almost impossible.
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home

Travel was more expensive than at home

Telephone was the same price as at home

Food, Nightlife, Housing, Overall was less expensive than at home

Personal comments:
Members Only (Free Registration)
rating:
4.0/4
6 Additional information

I wish I had known ...
No, nothing in particular.

In my opinion:
Most people loved it.

Important to choosing this university...
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Very Important.
Important.
Not really important.
Unimportant.
Culture
Costs
Activities
Campus life
Party / people
Weather / Location


During my experience abroad, I ...
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Happened all the time.
Happened quite a lot.
Happened a bit.
Didn't happen.
Traveled
Improved language skills
Met people from other countries
Became more independent
Partied a lot
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies/career

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