EMLYON Business School
  
Grenoble EM
  
ESADE Business School
  
Rouen BS
  
ESSCA
Studies > Netherlands > Rotterdam > HES Rotterdam > 3-star reviews
 
Other names:
Hogeschool voor Economische Studies
Contact: +31 10 452 66 63

HES Rotterdam

Rotterdam Business School, Kralingse Zoom 91 - PO Box 4030, 3063 Nd Rotterdam, THE Netherlands
3.58 / 5 based on 228 reviews.
Description:
HES Rotterdam is a college for higher economic education, a form of higher professional education in which not only gaining valuable theoretical knowledge is emphazid, but in which also the practical application of this knowledge constitutes a major element of the learning process. Graduates of this type of education are commonly employed in middle and higher management positions in the economic, administrative, logistic and legal field, both in trade and industry and in government and service organisations.


Reviews
International Partners
Programmes
Accreditations
77% of students recommend
228 reviews
Housing
3.4/5
 All experiences (228)
Student life
3.9/5
 5 stars (12)
Academic
3.7/5
 4 stars (90)
Languages
4.0/5
 3 stars (114)
Expenses
3.1/5
 2 stars (12)
Overall
4.0/5
 1 star (0)
“lovely experience about travel in europe. but not convenient to apply id card every year. there is always a difficult period without card.” Read Review
hattiejing, China

19 3-star reviews of HES Rotterdam

PAGE: 1 2 3 4 5 … 19    « PREVIOUS / NEXT »
4 to 4 of 19 
Review by Jing, Hohai University, Nanjing, China
Management Science, master program
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: I rent a room.
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why? prefer living with friends shared the same apartment
Personal comments:
the first half year, i rent room from school, it was expensive and far away from school. and the room was shared with another person.
This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
Was this review useful?   Yes · No

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 interact with the local community without much university involvement
Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
i prefer watching movie after class. sometime having a drink with friends in a bar.
This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
Was this review useful?   Yes · No

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:
courses are pretty good, but the rate of process is a little bit fast.



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:
more project than just talking on the class. it's also better to have internship period during whole term.

This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
Was this review useful?   Yes · No

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: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations
How much did you improve your local language?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
Personal comments:
i experience it's better to learn dutch in netherlands though you can use english in communication here.
This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
Was this review useful?   Yes · No

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:
scholarship and part-time work
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits:
housing is quite expensive here.
Nightlife: was more expensive than at home.
Food, Telephone: was the same price as at home.
Travel, Overall, Housing: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
no surprise but complain. the public transportation fee is sooooooooo high.
This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
Was this review useful?   Yes · No

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...
more detailed information about university and hogescholl in nethelands
In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.



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:
office can give more help to international student such as housing, insurance, application for id card, etc.



FINAL COMMENTS

lovely experience about travel in europe. but not convenient to apply id card every year. there is always a difficult period without card.
This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
Was this review useful?   Yes · No