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3.72 / 5 based on 228 reviews
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Caroline T
Institut de Préparation à l'Administration et à la Gestion (IPAG Nice), Nice, France
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Life in the Netherlands is more expensive than in France
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Food, Telephone, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing, Nightlife:
was the same price as 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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Caroline T
Institut de Préparation à l'Administration et à la Gestion (IPAG Nice), Nice, France
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Did not speak it
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
In the Netherlands everybody speak english this is why I didn't learn dutsch. But I have improved my english
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Caroline T
Institut de Préparation à l'Administration et à la Gestion (IPAG Nice), Nice, France
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
Nothing special
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
1
Culture
3
Costs
2
Activities
3
Campus life
3
Party / people
3
Weather / location
3
Personal recommendation
Everybody need to manage on his own because nobody will help you at the begining
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
4
Traveled
4
Improved language skills
4
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
3
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
3
Advanced my studies & career
3
Final comments
- The Netherlands is a very nice country, you will see and discover a lot of things (museum...) - Travelling by plane is not a problem the airport is not far from Amsterdam - Don't forget an umbrella!
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Caroline T
Institut de Préparation à l'Administration et à la Gestion (IPAG Nice), Nice, France
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
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My academic experiences
Quality of courses
Variety of courses
Access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
none
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall
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Caroline T
Institut de Préparation à l'Administration et à la Gestion (IPAG Nice), Nice, France
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
The center of amsterdam - Paridisio, Escape
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Caroline T
Institut de Préparation à l'Administration et à la Gestion (IPAG Nice), Nice, France
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
To meet more foreign and dutsch people
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
The accomodation was good but pretty old, the best thing was that there were people from all over the world living there.
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