Doing International Business in Almeria, Spain

I did a 2-week course on Business and Entrepreneurship and it was great! During just two weeks we got to enjoy a pretty complete academic program, full of activities and company visits. Professors were very approchable and helpful. Also, I got awarded about 3ECTS, which was really helpful later to finish my degree.

The cultural program was quite interesting. Almeria is not a very tourist city, so it was wonderful walking around and discovering local shops, small businesses, random museums... University of Almeria and the city are the perfect place for a summer course!

The only thing I missed was good coffee for morning breakfast, but I discover a pretty nice coffee shop downtown just before leaving!

When I applied for this summer school, I wanted to learn about the business sector in Almeria while improving my Spanish skills, and these expectations were totally fulfilled!

For those of you who has not heard much about Almeria, you may know that its main business is based on Agriculture. It is impressive to see how this sector makes the province growth. All visits we had during the course really gave us an example of the importance of the agrifood industry in Business.

Besides that, we also learnt strategies and methods to deal with the most recent challenges on international business. We had lots of interactive activities in classes and communication with professors was very good.

Most important: Almeria is a wonderful city. Living costs are not expensive at all and its beaches are gorgeous!

Before coming to UAL, my goals were to learn Spanish, to make friends and to have fun, and all those goals were fulfilled!

Teachers and team were very supportive. Classes were also very interesting, with lots of practical activities, indoors and outdoors. Interaction with professors was also very positive. Personally, I really enjoyed one of the academic visits to an olive oil company. There, we could leran about how to make international trade with one of the most famous agrifood products in Spain, while keeping its quality and essence. And we got to try olive oil later, that was amazing!