1. ERASMUS – OVIEDO, SPAIN 2010/2011

2. UNIVERSIDAD DE OVIEDO  Campus El Cristo  Campus El Milan – Casa de Lenguas  Group of Erasmus students 2010/2011 was 300-400 students  Classes start at 9am and run until 8pm  Classes available range from Marketing, Sociology in Business, HRM and Economics – Good atmosphere ACCOMODATION  Flats – all accommodation if off campus  Typically expect to pay 180€ to 230€ a month  Buses run all over the city, typically 20 mins to anywhere from the city centre

3. WHAT TO DO…  Student Groups – AEGEE Oviedo and ESN Oviedo  Oviedo has a great history and culture  Gijón has the beach and Asturias is incredible and has so many places to visit  Travel everywhere, bus links to Cantabria, The Basque Country, Madrid, Salamanca, Galicia and Zaragoza.  Cheap Ryanair flights from Santander Airport – South of Spain  Night Life – Calle Mon, Calle Gascona, Plaza del Sol, Pub B12, El Escondite, Family Club, La Caja Negra  Visit El Cristo!

4. WHAT I LEARNT  A range of new Business Subjects  Improving my Spanish  About the Spanish culture as well as others  About life in general and to love it  Most importantly, about myself TIPS  Join the Erasmus 2012/2013 groups on Facebook for the place you will be going go  Find the ESN or AEGEE groups and join these too  Find accommodation on the internet and always view before you agree to anything  Don’t give up, you’ll always have support  It will be the best year of your life!  Contact me on claire.m.neil@strath.ac.ukclaire.m.neil@strath.ac.uk