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University of the Republic (Uruguay)

Uruguay 2024/2025 Partner universities

Personal data
Mobility type:
Study

Faculty at MU:
Faculty of Arts

Field of study:
Combined Art Studies / Combined Art Studies

Level of study during period of placement:
Bachelor

Language used:
Spanish

Summer/winter school?:
no

Period of studies:
autumn 2024

Period of placement (from-to):
2024-07-12 - 2024-12-20

Number of months:
5

Activities before my departure abroad
Where can information be found about courses taught at the foreign school?:
foreign schools website

Which documents were needed for acceptance at the foreign university?:
documents provided by MUNI

How far ahead did you have to organise your acceptance?:
I knew for sure that I am accepted only a month in advance

Did you need a visa?:
no

Documents and materials needed for a visa:

Length of wait for visa:

Fee for the visa:

Studies
Did you have a Learning Agreement signed before your departure?:
yes

If not, why not?:

Before your departure did you know how your courses would be recognised by your home faculty?:
no

During your stay did you change your Learning Agreement?:
no

When and how did course registration take place? Are there any restrictions? Possibilities of making changes?:
in person during my first day in Uruguay and yes, making changes was possible

Did you take any examinations at the foreign school?:
no

Does the school use the ECTS system?:
no

If not then explain how the credits there were recalculated into ECTS:
For me it was VERY difficult to find that out and I am still not 100% sure i think that 1ECTS credit is 0.6 Uruguayan

Describe the teaching methods (theory, practical and projects) and assessment of students:
I had my own workshop to work at and painting, drawing and video mapping classes. all based on dialogues and conversations.

Quality of teaching in comparison with home school:
it is extremely different I would not dare comparing apples with pears.

How did you receive study materials?:
yes

Can you recommend an interesting course/subject/teacher?:
volumen en espacio. the workshop is incredibly well equipped

How well is the school library equipped?:
it was under reconstruction

Availability of computers, internet access, level of software needed, requirements on notebook:
no notebook needed.

Options from printing and copying:
i dont know i did not use this opportunity

Does the foreign school/student organisation arrange special events for exchange students?:
no

If yes then what?:

How would you assess your integration with the local students (evaluation like in school from 1 to 5 with 1 as highest):
2

or describe in your own words:

Practical questions on your placement
Where did you live?:
in a student house

Cost of accommodation - monthly:
276 USD

Additional comments to the price of accommodation (as to what the price includes):
everything. available washing machine, wifi, private room, kitchen, shared cleaned bathroom

Describe the equipment. Tips for future students – what should they bring with them?:
everything is available there

How and how far ahead should accommodation be organised?:
upon arrival

What are the catering options?:
none by the university

What are the rough costs of groceries (compare with Czech prices):
about the same some things might be a little more expensive.

Transport to location of placement:
i walked but you can get a bus card

Rough prices for transportation:
without the card it was about 25czk or 1 dollar per one hour

Tips for purchasing cheap tickets and other recommendations:
the university staff can help you with anything. i honestly do not know how to obtain the bus card

What are the local transport options (public transport, cycling, on foot, rough prices):
cycling, on foot, bus

What kind of formalities have to be arranged before arrival, for example residence permit?:
none. as a czech citizen you can stay legally for 90 days then you have to leave the country and come back and the 90 days reset. (Argentina is very close by boat)

What health insurance did you use? (rough price, advantages, disadvantages, is it necessary to arrange insurance at the university other than your home (Czech) insurance?):
from my bank CSOB. I dont know many informations about my insurance I never used it

Did you have any experience with medical treatment abroad?:
no

Did you work during your studies?:
online job from the czech republic. But not many hours. I also illustrated a book

What are the conditions for working for MU students?:
as far as I know you are not allowed to work.

Tips for free-time activities:
there are a lot of beaches in Montevideo as well as fairly priced bus tickets to other cities. A lot of music a lot of bars or galleries

Financial support and expenses
Total grant from Centre for International Cooperation:
100000 CZK

Monthly grant in CZK:
20 CZK

Number of supported months:
5

Total number of months:
5

What other sources did you make use of to finance your placement?:
the scholarship was enough. I also saved up before.

If you received another grant, state which and how much in CZK:
no

 
Total fees associated with enrolment at the university:
0

a/ amount of enrolment fee:
0

b/ amount of tuition fees:
0

c/ amount of other fees (which):
0

 
What was your average monthly expenditure?:
14000 UYU

a/ of which for accommodation:
6000 UYU

b/ of which for catering:
4000 UYU

c/ travel and recreation:
4000 UYU

Any comments to the average monthly expenditure:
I did not really keep track. I cooked everyday I did not eat in restaurants.

Recognition of foreign studies at the home faculty
How many credits did you gain during your studies (in the system of the foreign school)?:
20

How many ECTS credits were recognised at MU?:
20

Did you know in advance which of your courses would be recognised by your home faculty?:
no

What problems did you have with recognition?:
i am still in the process right now. Uruguayan university does not normally give this many credits so you have to take extra classes

Overall assessment
Assessment of personal benefit (1 = excellent):
4

Assessment of academic benefit (1 = excellent):
4

Evaluate the information and support provided by the foreign school (1 = excellent):
5

Did you encounter any serious problems during your stay:
no

What would you recommend to take with you:
nothing special

What most surprised you at the partner university in a positive way:
the workshop

What most surprised you at the partner university in a negative way:
my classmates

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