Universidad de Oviedo (reviews)

There are a lot of good aspects about my school, much more than the negative, but the second ones are very influential. It has a good reputation, with positive ideas and programs, such as the Erasmus exchange with international students, which exceeds my expectations. However, the worst part about this school, are the professors. This is the biggest issue for most of the students here, and it is something you can notice daily and affects the motivation of the students.

This University claims for international excellence but the reality is very different. Precarity, bad and old fashioned teachers, no accuracy to law or their own institutions. Student rights that are disappeared or bad quality on the practical subjects.

About 4 hours per week per subject. Most teachers are nice and open to explaining things to you as many times as you need, and also in helping you with the assignments they ask for during their office hours, so you can be sure to hand in exactly what they want. This campus receives many international students, and local students are very friendly, so don’t be shy and talk to them!

It is difficult to sumarize 6 years in a paragraph. The University is quite large for a small region like Asturias, which makes it a good place to study abroad. Its facilities are alright; they have (depending on the campus) big classrooms and good laboratories. There are several aspects I would recommend to consider if you are studying engineering, as I did, in the University of Oviedo:

Pros:
-The professors, especially the younger ones, are usually motivated and will make your learning process easier. And even with the not so motivated ones, you can go to their office anytime and they will help you if they can.
-I was skeptical about the knowledge acquired during the years, but it turns out it is more than alright. The effort done by the professors usually pays off.
-The University life and campuses are nice places and you will feel very comfortable with your mates.

Cons:
-The University itself does not have a lot of money, and the money they have is spent sometimes absurdly. Every now and again they invest in making the campuses “more beautiful” instead of investing in research.
-You might find some old-school professor (so-called dinosaurs) that makes you learn things that you do not find useful in a way that makes it more difficult.
-Most of the courses are evaluated “the Spanish way”: the exam has a huge percentage of the mark and you need to pass it to pass the subject. Your everyday work has very little impact in the mark.

As for the degree, I found the master’s way more useful. During my last year of masters we were 9 in the classroom, and the University also provided an internship. It was, by far, the year I learnt the most – a really positive experience that helped me a lot in my professional career.

In my university you can be stay very good or very bad. The reason is that everybody who are studying there are from near villages and is very difficult meet friends. But if you meet a few of them you can stay like in the heaven

The University is a good one, specially in biomedical sciences. However, resources are often not available for students, and some buildings need basic improvements. Overall, the quality of the degrees is fine.

I have been an industrial engineering student in this university for 7 years. I have been stuck with the final studies project for 3 years because of the lack of support or formation to do it. They just do not want you to finish your degree. They just want you to pay year by year, increasing the amount you pay to be able to defend a thesis you will not be able to finish without help.

La Universidad de Oviedo fue una gran experiencia para mí, la mayoría de las carreras de pueden estudiar allí, las facultades están muy buen situadas en 3 zonas de la ciudad que son El Cristo, Llamaquique y El Milán, para mí los profesores eran en un porcentaje del 80% muy buenos, siempre hay alguno que no gusta, para mí es una buena universidad

Gran Universidad. Excelente profesorado y muy buenas instalaciones. Estudié aquí y la reputación de su título es alta. Además está ubicada en la mejor región de España, por su clima y sus paisajes.
Instalaciones en vanguardia.

Mi experience in the University of Oviedo, (facultad de Filología) was excellent. The teachers were the best I could have and were 5 marvellous years learning a lot. The worse thing was having to travel everyday from Gijon to Oviedo by bus.