{"id":101699,"date":"2020-01-16T12:08:31","date_gmt":"2020-01-16T11:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=101699"},"modified":"2022-02-14T12:19:14","modified_gmt":"2022-02-14T11:19:14","slug":"erasmus-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/erasmus-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Get to Know Barcelona with Erasmus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Many students coming to Barcelona are attracted by the city\u2019s benefits: a terrific climate, lovely beaches, many leisure options and lots of restaurants.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But Barcelona also has good quality universities and a flourishing technological industry, and as a consequence there are many startups in the Catalan capital.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Today, this article by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>ShBarcelona<\/strong><\/a> will tell you more about the <strong>best student neighbourhoods<\/strong> in the city. These are especially interesting if you are an <strong>Erasmus student<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/free-parties-erasmus-students\/\">Free Parties for Erasmus Students<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/erasmus-barcelona\/#Where_most_Erasmus_students_live_in_Barcelona\" title=\"Where most Erasmus students live in Barcelona\">Where most Erasmus students live in Barcelona<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/erasmus-barcelona\/#What_is_Erasmus\" title=\"What is Erasmus?\">What is Erasmus?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/erasmus-barcelona\/#What_are_the_programmes_aims\" title=\"What are the programme\u2019s aims?\">What are the programme\u2019s aims?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/erasmus-barcelona\/#Most_popular_neighbourhoods\" title=\"Most popular neighbourhoods\">Most popular neighbourhoods<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/erasmus-barcelona\/#Place_of_origin_usually_determines_the_destination\" title=\"Place of origin usually determines the destination\">Place of origin usually determines the destination<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/erasmus-barcelona\/#What_do_foreign_students_in_Barcelona_appreciate_most\" title=\"What do foreign students in Barcelona appreciate most?\">What do foreign students in Barcelona appreciate most?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_most_Erasmus_students_live_in_Barcelona\"><\/span>Where most Erasmus students live in Barcelona<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Erasmus\"><\/span>What is Erasmus?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_101701\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-101701\" class=\"wp-image-101701 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/objects-731426_1280-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"keyboard, book, pens, telephone, all in silver and white\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-101701\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Erasmus<\/strong>+ is the EU&#8217;s programme to support education, training, youth and sport in Europe. Its budget provides more than 4 million Europeans the opportunity to study, train and gain experience abroad.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But <strong>Erasmus+<\/strong> is not only for students, because it also offers opportunities to many institutions and organisations.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_programmes_aims\"><\/span>What are the programme\u2019s aims?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/programmes\/erasmus-plus\/about_es\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Erasmus+<\/strong><\/a> contributes to the European Strategy for growth, jobs, social equity and inclusion, and it also aims at developing the strategic framework for European cooperation in the field of education and training.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Erasmus+<\/strong> also aims to promote the sustainable development of its partner countries in the field of higher education, and it contributes to the realisation of the objectives of the EU Youth Strategy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Specific issues of the programme include:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Reducing unemployment, especially among young people<\/li>\n<li>Promoting adult education, especially when it concerns new skills and qualifications required by the labour market<\/li>\n<li>Encouraging young people to participate in Europe\u2019s democracy<\/li>\n<li>Supporting innovation, cooperation and reform<\/li>\n<li>Reducing the number of early school leavers<\/li>\n<li>Promoting cooperation and mobility with EU partner countries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/student-districts-barcelona\/\">Best Student Districts in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Most_popular_neighbourhoods\"><\/span>Most popular neighbourhoods<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_101700\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-101700\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-101700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/books-927394_1280-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"person hiding behind books\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-101700\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">38.2% of foreign students in Barcelona will live in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/barcelona-rent\/ciutat-vella\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>district of Ciutat Vella<\/strong><\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/barcelona-rent\/eixample\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Eixample<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Most Erasmus students are attracted to the centre of the city, with <strong>Esquerra de l&#8217;Eixample<\/strong> \u2013 including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/barcelona-rent\/eixample\/nova-esquerra-eixample\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>La Nova Esquerra de l\u2019Eixample<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/barcelona-rent\/eixample\/antiga-esquerra-eixample\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Antigua Esquerra de l\u2019Eixample<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 most in demand: 10.5% of Erasmus students live here.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Second is <strong>Ciutat Vella<\/strong> with <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/barcelona-rent\/ciutat-vella\/gotic\"><strong>El G\u00f2tic<\/strong><\/span>, and this is where 9.4% of foreign students reside; followed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/barcelona-rent\/ciutat-vella\/raval\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>El Raval<\/strong><\/a> with 7.5%; and <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/barcelona-rent\/ciutat-vella\/born-sant-pere-caterina\"><strong>El Born<\/strong><\/span> with 5.6%.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/barcelona-rent\/eixample\/dreta-eixample\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>La Dreta de l&#8217;Eixample<\/strong><\/a> is the fifth most favourite neighbourhood, and it welcomes 5.2% of all Erasmus students.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Place_of_origin_usually_determines_the_destination\"><\/span>Place of origin usually determines the destination<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you compare different nationalities, then <strong>Germans and Italians<\/strong> prefer <strong>l\u2019Esquerra de<\/strong> <strong>l&#8217;Eixample<\/strong> (with 16% of the total number of foreign students); <strong>English and Italian students<\/strong> love to stay in <strong>El G\u00f2tic<\/strong> (both with 18% of the total number); but <strong>El Raval<\/strong> is also popular with the <strong>English<\/strong> (14%); <strong>French students<\/strong> like to live in <strong>El Born<\/strong> (with 10%); and besides living in El G\u00f2tic, <strong>Italians<\/strong> also enjoy living in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/barcelona-rent\/eixample\/dreta-eixample\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>La Dreta de l&#8217;Eixample<\/strong><\/a> (with 13%).<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_do_foreign_students_in_Barcelona_appreciate_most\"><\/span>What do foreign students in Barcelona appreciate most?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Students really like the atmosphere at universities, but Barcelona also offers lots of <strong>cultural and<\/strong> <strong>leisure options<\/strong>. There is no way you could be bored in Barcelona, because there is something to do any day of the week.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Students should also be aware that Barcelona is a Mediterranean city, which means you can enjoy both the sea and nearby mountains within just half an hour. The \u2013 almost \u2013 all year-round <strong>pleasant climate<\/strong> and a <strong>comfortable<\/strong> <strong>transport network<\/strong> are also greatly valued by young people.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Where would you prefer to live as an Erasmus student in Barcelona?<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"101699\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 0px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <span class=\"kksr-muted\">Rate us!<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many students coming to Barcelona are attracted by the city\u2019s benefits: a terrific climate, lovely beaches, many leisure options and lots of restaurants. 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