Mobility specification

Country:Uruguay

Institution:University of the Republic (Uruguay)

City:Montevideo

Program:Partner universities

Activity type:Study

Academic year:2025/2026

MU faculty/department:Faculty of Arts

Study level abroad:Bachelor

🎓Hit the books! How do you rate the university experience?

Can you enroll in a course where you can learn the local language?yes

Does the university offer enough courses in English?none

Are your credits converted?yes

Can you give an example?1 UY credit is 0,6 ECTS (Italian for 8 is 4,8 i.e. 5 ECTS - round up).

Was there anything in the teaching methods that surprised you?Within languages (Italian) lack of conversation. Otherwise, about 60-70% of people are over 30, working or retired, because university is free for all and unlimited.

Does the university offer international students' programs and activities outside of lectures and seminars to help them integrate more quickly?Yes, there was a fun afternoon at the beginning of the semester (around mid-August) where various games were played. There was also a food tasting and at the end of the day photos were taken.

In which areas does the university offer support for students with special needs and strive to be inclusive?Barrier-free access to classrooms and dormitories
Support for LGBTQ+ students (e.g., safe spaces, counseling services)

💸Did you have to rob the bank?

Try to take a guess at what your monthly expenditures were:25000 CZK/month

Did you stay in dorms?no

Do you have any tips on how to find private accommodation?At the beginning I searched Booking.com, but everything was expensive, so Airbnb was the best.

What about unexpected expenses? Did anything surprise you?More expensive medicines (cold) and exorbitant prices for feminine hygiene products 🥲 (tampons for about 150 CZK and pads from about 70 CZK).

Do you have any tips on how to save money?Shop at the market that is every Sunday near the FHCE faculty and shop at the Mercado Agrícola.

🗺 Learn the ropes in a new city

How well did you manage to communicate in English?neutral

How does public transport work in the city?mostly fine

And what about transport outside the city?mostly fine

Where to find connections? How to buy a ticket?Moovit is a great app and otherwise you can only pay in pesos and cash at the points, so get an STM card on Abitab and put money on it and off you go (they also accept dollars for deposit).

Did you deal with any health issues during your stay?no

🤠Help create the perfect bucket list

What is a must-see in the city?Antel Telephone Tower Tower (Mirador de Antel) - free admission
Rodó Park (Parque Rodó) - great for relaxing
Walking along the Ramble (a promenade by the sea that is great for biking and skating)
A trip to Cerro (museum, viewpoint and monument to the Disappeared from the dictatorship) - you can take the bus or walk - both options tried (about 14 km walk with nice sea views and a bit of adrenaline 🤠)
Park Prado (Parque Prado) - fine nature
Palacio Legislativo - the seat of the legislature
Poder judicial - seat of the Judicial moci
Montevideo sign - fine for photos, view and walk
MERCOSUR Building
Parque José Batlle y Ordóñez - fine nature, football stadium, statues
Sunsets on the Ramble

What are the must-visit trip destinations?Colonia del Sacramento - Bullring (Plaza de Toros) - entrance approx. 100 pesos (approx. 50 CZK), beaches, wooden swings, fortress (Bastión de San Miguel) and the Barrio Histórico in general

Punta del Este - sea lions, beaches, nature, but I recommend taking food and other things with you as it's a more expensive town, La Mano (The Hand) statue, then the whole peninsula

I was also recommended Cabo Polonio, Minas and Franja de Chuy (stars and nature), but personally I was not.

Share your best experience:Probably one of the experiences I'll remember was the flight from Madrid to Montevideo, when it circled for over 2 hours over MVD and suddenly it appeared on the screen that the plane was headed to Buenos Aires, because there was a heavy fog in MVD, so we waited for about 4 hours in BA, where thanks to a conversation with my mom in Czech, I found out that one of the flight attendants was Czech, so we started talking🤣🤣. Next, in MVD, finding an ATM to withdraw money and going to my accommodation, because I was literally scared, as I was the only foreigner on public transport and I was also decorated like a Christmas tree. The drive was over an hour and it was my first trip alone outside the Czech Republic and to JA, so I guess, well🤣Otherwise great friends and then parrots Ara at the Ramble and sea lions in the port of Punta del Este.

💅A nugget of wisdom to make the life easier

Did you need to handle a visa?no

How did you get to the place?Plane

Is there anything to watch out for before the trip?Exchanging dollars - It's a hassle to deal with and takes a lot of time
From the airport you can take both a taxi and public transport (served by public transport🤠)
Take fruit teas and girls toiletries as they come out hoodoo expensive 🥲

Can you pay by card?everywhere

What not to forget when packing?Dryer, toiletries for girls, fruit teas, something Czech as a gift/tasting for friends (slivovice/Becherovka), powerbank...

🥳Summary

Whew, what a ride! 😮‍💨 Thanks so much for taking the time to complete our survey and for sharing your unique experience. Just one last thing. 🙏 How would you summarize your trip in one or two sentences?A great ride full of experiences, in which I met nice people and had the opportunity to improve my jazyk Feel free to come out 🤗