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Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam (EUR)

Erasmus University Rotterdam, Burg. Oudlaan 50, 3000 Dr Rotterdam, THE Netherlands
4.03 / 5 based on 564 reviews.
Description:
Erasmus University Rotterdam is an institution of higher education and research. This government sponsored University, named after the humanist Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (1469-1536), was created by the merger (in 1973) of the former Nederlandse Economi-sche Hogeschool, founded in 1913, and the Rotterdam School of Medicine, founded in 1966. At present the university numbers some 15,000 graduate students and 3,200 staff members.


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88% of students recommend
564 reviews
Housing
3.9/5
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4.3/5
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Academic
4.0/5
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Languages
4.5/5
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3.5/5
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4.4/5
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drako, Greece

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Review by drako, Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens, Greece
Informatics, MSc
HOUSING    
Personal assessment
Cost
KEY:
Couldn't have asked for more.
Pretty good.
Could've been better, but didn't lessen the overall experience.
Disappointing.
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Sth with private bath and toilet but in centre
Why? I appreciate private facilities(toilet, bath, kitchen) but the life is in the centre...
Personal comments:
Sucks! No private facilites, VERY unclean, small rooms with bad utilities, bad arrangements
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STUDENT LIFE    
Personal social experience
Activities
KEY:
Amazing! Hardly had time to study.
Plenty to do when I had the time.
So-so.
Did not get involved.
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Describe host city: Students equally interact with the local and student community
Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal comments:
Concordia in Kralingen(a really student-filled place)
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ACADEMIC    
My academic experiences
Quality of courses
KEY:
Fantastic.
Pretty good.
Could've been a bit better.
Disappointing.
Variety of courses
Availability/access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with other international students
Interaction with local students
Course recommendations:
be careful what to chose,english titles and descriptions are mostly misleading



My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
KEY:
Liked it.
It was alright.
A bit annoying.
Didn't like it.
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course.
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall
Personal comments:
EUR still is NOT an international uni. They need to make more efforts to support international students(like profs not starting speaking dutch in english courses and all announcements should have english translations as well)

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Language difficulties
Social
KEY:
No problems.
I coped pretty well.
Sometimes it was difficult.
It was a constant struggle.
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Language of instruction: English
Local language was: Different than language of instruction.
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Was learning the local language a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my knowledge
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
How much did you improve your local language?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Did not speak it
Personal comments:
Everybody speaks english so no prob with that. Dutch sounds hard and EUR asks for 450 euros per trimester to teach you!!! I wanted to but 1400 euros for one year is TOO much for me
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EXPENSES    
The accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
KEY:
Very easy.
Minimal effort.
Accessible but required effort.
Almost impossible.
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Loan
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits:
International phone calls are always expensive and here very much so, housing is TOO expensive compared to Greece(salaries are triple though), drinking in Holland is cheap and clubs and food normal, transportation is very expensive compared to greek standards but of high level
Travel, Overall, Telephone, Housing: was more expensive than at home.
Food: was the same price as at home.
Nightlife: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
Transportation and Housing is TOO expensive compared to Greece. General cost is surely higher than what EUR claims.
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OVERALL    
Important to choosing this university...
Academic reasons
KEY:
Very Important.
Important.
Not really important.
Unimportant.
Culture
Costs
Activities
Campus life
Party / people
Weather / Location
I wish I had known...
That I would be the only international sutend in my MSC(!!!!!), that Dutch people aren't that social with international ones, that cost is higher than claimed...
In my opinion:
Most people loved it.



During my experience abroad, I ...
Became familiar with another culture
KEY:
Happened all the time.
Happened quite a lot.
Happened a bit.
Didn't happen.
Traveled
Improved language skills
Met people from other countries
Became more independent
Partied a lot
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies/career
Personal recommendation:
If you are a social person and follow courses with many international students you'll probably like it very much... Mediterraneans(Greeks, Italians, Spanish etc) don't do so that much, due to serious culture clashes...



FINAL COMMENTS

Search more, understand that you have to do everything on your own and try to make the best out of it... and travel if you ahve the money....
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