Reviews of Hanzehogeschool, Hogeschool van Groningen | Netherlands

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alfbbt

Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Computer Science / IT, Graduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Student life dominates the city

Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Mondays at night in Sally O'Briens (Irish Pub) the best place for knowing students, The Tree Sister in the Grote Mark(Main Square of Groningen) a good cafe place.

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alfbbt

Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Computer Science / IT, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: International Student House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: International Student House

Why?

It's the best way to know people and other students.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

The only problem I have found is that there is not much communication between Dutch people and foreign students. It's a pity. My resident is very big, it's better a smaller International Student House. At the begining, I though that I would be more keepping in touch with native people but it hasn't been like this.

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alfbbt

Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Computer Science / IT, Graduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Did not speak it

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I haven't learnt much Ducth language, but there isn't any problem for communication, Ducth people speak very well english and all the Students speak english amoung us.

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alfbbt

Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Computer Science / IT, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings

Work opportunities:

Personal spending habits

Study, I study less than in Spain, but here when I have to study I do it harder in a half time. In Spain I lose more time with family, friends, public transport, etc. Here I saved more time that I can manage for other activities like sports, meetings, etc.

Travel, Nightlife, Overall:

was more expensive than at home.

Housing, Telephone, Food:

was less expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

none

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alfbbt

Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Computer Science / IT, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

Something more about my project here for having brought some books from my home institution in Madrid.

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

4

Culture

4

Costs

3

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

4

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

I would recommend for example, for Erasmus Programme Students (my case), with no classes, only with final projects, is difficult to communicate with local students because most of us do the projects alone. It's different when you assist to classes in a course. I would do more meetings or activities amoung international students and local student for one bigger integration of all of us. Also, I would ask that there were more information in english please, although I know that in my home institution the problem in that way is worse. I would promotion more travel between students through the University because you can get more discount, and it's easier to meet people. I have traveled in some of this trips but with the IBS, not with the informatics students.

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

2

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

I think that one of the objetives of the Erasmus Programmes and International Study Courses is to know the countries and the culture of the host countries. So, It should to promotion more travel trips.

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