Spain(UPV - Universidad Politécnica de Valencia)

Name	Soler Montaner, Bosco
Home University(Country)	Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (UPV) (SPAIN)
Department at home university	Architecture
Research Period at NITech	04.2013~09.2013

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Points you can be proud of your home university: Great campus with a lot of infrastructures. Good education.

When the semester starts and ends?: Semester starts in September. Ends in June.

Tell us what you find the differences between home university and NITech in terms of school life, like taking courses or conducting research.: UPV has much more students, so sometimes the classes are too crowded. Also UPV campus is not open 24h.

Monthly rent in average for university students: Renting a room in a shared apartment (the cheapest and most common option in Valencia for students) is around 150-200 euros. A room in a residence is around 500-800 euros.

Circumstances around University (eg; nearby hospitals, easy access to downtown, countryside, etc.): Campus is well communicated, with a health center inside. There are a lot of apartments available for renting arount the area.

Year-round weather condition comparing with that of Nagoya: Valencia’s weather is almost the same as Nagoya’s but it doesn’t rain so much.

Monthly living cost and its breakdown: If you rent a room in an apartment: 200 euros. Monthly budget in total should be around 600 euros.

Message to NITech student wishing to go abroad to your home university: Valencia is a GREAT city to study. Education is good. Weather is great. Food is awesome. The campus has a lot of facilities like cafeterias, sport infrastructures, etc. and is located 10 minutes from the beach! Also there are literally thousands of exchange students in the city, that means a lot of party, meeting a lot of new people and there are always something to do. Spanish students are also very open to foreign people.