Basílica del Pilar and river Ebro. Photograph Daniel Marcos |
Universidad de Zaragoza
Website: http://www.unizar.es/
ICP coordinator: Carmen Marcen Bosque
Contact person: José Manuel Gurrero Postigo
Técnico de Relaciones Internacionales
Escuela Universitaria de Estudios Empresariales de Zaragoza
Campus Río Ebro, C/ María de Luna, s/n
50018-Zaragoza (Spain)
Teléfono: +34976762753
Fax: +34976762740
Academic year: Semester 1: End of September to first week of February
Semester 2; Mid February to end of June.
Tourist information: http://cmisapp.zaragoza.es/ciudad/turismo/en/
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Courses: You will need to do 30 ECTS credits which can be chosen from a range of subject areas such as marketing, International Business, Management, Logistics or Finance. Units that can be taken include:
- Investigación de Mercados y Diseño de la Estrategia Comercial
- Sociología de la Empresa
- Marketing Internacional
- Macroeconomía
- Creación y Gestión de PYMES
- Operaciones Financieras Internationales
- Economía española y mundial
You will need to consult with your contact person to build up your timetable. The campus is on a new site to the north of the city, with regular and inexpensive bus services to and from the centre of the city. Students doing French or German as a second foreign language will be able to follow classes in Francés empresarial or Alemán empresarial.
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Accommodation: You could stay in university halls or residence (colegios mayores) for between €485 (full board) and € 250 (room only) or you can use the University of Zaragoza Accommodation Service who will be able to help you find a room in private lodgings. If you want to book a room in halls of residence you have to book well in advance to reserve a place. Private accommodation tends to be cheaper and will allow you to share a flat with Spanish students or with a host family. Notices about accommodation can be found on notice boards in faculty buildings on the main university campus and in the local newspaper Heraldo de Aragón. Details of the accommodation available from the University Accommodation Service is updated weekly and can be seen online at http://ebro3.unizar.es:8080/alojamiento/buscar.html and the service can be contacted at:
Dirección - Address
Edificio de Información Universitaria
telefono 976 76.23.18
alojami@unizar.es |
Getting to and around Zaragoza: Ryanair does direct flights from Stanstead to Zaragoza. Alternatively you can fly to Madrid or Barcelona and catch a train to Zaragoza ; about 1 hour 40 minutes from Madrid and costing about €40, or about 3 hours from Barcelona and costing slightly less depending on which train you take. You could take the ‘Express’ trains, which despite the name is the slowest, albeit the cheapest. See http://www.renfe.es for timetables and prices. Buses from Barcelona are generally cheaper and run regularly from the ALSA bust station. Details can be found on http://www.alsa.es/portal/index.asp . Students are advised that during the fiestas in honour of Nuestra Señora del Pilar, which begin in the second week of October, classes are cancelled and the city gets crowded with visitors and hostal/hotel accommodation may be difficult to come by. However you should have finalised your accommodation arrangements by then and the festival is excellent fun.
Zaragoza is easy to get around, in spite of having grown considerably in the last 15 years. There are good bus services around the city and from the city centre to the campus. There are many places of interest within a reasonable distance of Zaragoza including national parks, ski centres and towns and villages of historical importance.
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Good things about the city: Zaragoza is a historical university town and the capital of the autonomous region of Aragón. It is a lively friendly city with a large student population which means that there a literally hundreds of bars, clubs and eateries which make for a lively social scene. As well as the bars there are, of course, theatres, cinemas, museums, art galleries and parks and all the usual diversions you would expect to find in a large city. However, even as a university city with many Erasmus links Zaragoza is not overwhelmed with international students, which makes it easier to use and practice your Spanish. The University offers a 30% discount to Erasmus students for Spanish language classes, so you can do a 45-hour course for €140 and these can count towards your credits for your placement in Zaragoza.
Things to bear in mind: It can get pretty cold in Aragón in winter so bear this in mind when looking for accommodation and deciding what to pack. Books are more expensive in Spain than in the UK, so you might be advised to take your dictionary with you if you have one.
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When selecting courses, remember: You will have the opportunity to sample classes before deciding what courses to take, but you must inform your tutors that you are an Erasmus student and register the courses you are taking with your Erasmus Coordinator. Some classes will have large numbers of students in them and the opportunity to engage with your lecturers may be limited, so initially following the class and taking notes may be difficult, but you must persevere and focus on developing your learning strategies. It will get easier. Access to University IT facilities may be more limited than you are used to, but there are many quite cheap cyber cafes around town which you can use. |
What will the experience give you: Much improved Spanish language ability, coupled with a deeper knowledge of the country and the people. A better understanding of aspects of international business studies after studying at a highly regarded Business School. Confidence and independence. |
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