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HES Amsterdam (HESASD)

Amsterdam School of Business, Weesperplein 8 - Postbus 295, 1000 Ag Amsterdam, THE Netherlands
3.84 / 5 based on 270 reviews.
Description:
Studying at the HES Amsterdam School of Business means studying at the biggest and one of the best-known business schools in the Netherlands, comprising 6000 students. It offers a wide range of business related programmes preparing students for Bachelor and Master Degrees. Included are support studies such as foreign languages, law and psychology.


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87% of students recommend
270 reviews
Housing
3.7/5
 All experiences (270)
Student life
4.2/5
 5 stars (48)
Academic
3.9/5
 4 stars (132)
Languages
4.1/5
 3 stars (78)
Expenses
3.2/5
 2 stars (12)
Overall
4.3/5
 1 star (0)
“The Netherlands is very interesting country, but you need to establish previously a good base of contact to take advantage of all its attractions and enjoy it.” Read Review
flaviocandia, Chile

270 reviews of HES Amsterdam

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HOUSING    
by thomas, EDHEC Business School, Lille, France
Business Studies, Erasmus
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: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why? Every exchange students were living in the Residence however we haven't really share time with real dutch people
Personal comments:
Great moments and nice people
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STUDENT LIFE    
by Astrid, Fachhochschule für Wirtschaft Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Financial Management, Erasmus
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 interact with the local community without much university involvement
Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
melkweg, zebra, sugar factory, jimmy woo, favourite coffeshop: abraxas
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ACADEMIC    
by Astrid, Fachhochschule für Wirtschaft Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Financial Management, Erasmus
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:
IFM classes are far smaller than IBMS classes



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:
none

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by Flavio, U. del Bio Bio, Concepcion, Chile
Business Studies, Independent
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
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Personal comments:
When the course started was a little bit difficult to maintain a fluent communication, but later with all my fellows speaking almost with the same accent the situation changed notably. About my daily life, in The Netherlands all the people speaks English properly that helped me a lot of.
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EXPENSES    
by audrey_deguara, ESCI, Paris, France
Marketing and Sales Management, Erasmus
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:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits:
Because the cost of life is higher there
Food, Travel, Overall, Housing: was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Telephone: was the same price as at home.
Personal comments:
While we are in the Euro zone, it took 6 weeks to get the money from a french check done in euros
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OVERALL    
by ezebuife, HES Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Marketing and Sales Management, Independent
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...
My advise is to study outside your culture if you can afford it. It exposes you to other way of life.
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!



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:
To expand activities to weekend



FINAL COMMENTS

Get all the necessary information before travelling to Holland as the culture and language differ a lot from thos of us from Africa.
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