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Hogeschool Holland

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3.72 / 5 based on 228 reviews
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Tiinuli
Espoon Vantaan Teknillinen Ammattikorkeakoulu, Vantaa, Finland
Business Studies, Undergraduate, 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: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
Some people even within the school didn't want to talk English and sometimes made fun of students they thought didn't understand their language. Some teachers didn't speak sufficient instruction language (English).
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Tiinuli
Espoon Vantaan Teknillinen Ammattikorkeakoulu, Vantaa, Finland
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Food for only one person is relatively more expensive that for two persons divided by two.
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Food, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Second-hand bedding
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
It was very difficult to open an account in a bank, because most of the banks didn't want foreign students as their customers
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Tiinuli
Espoon Vantaan Teknillinen Ammattikorkeakoulu, Vantaa, Finland
Business Studies, Undergraduate, 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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Tiinuli
Espoon Vantaan Teknillinen Ammattikorkeakoulu, Vantaa, Finland
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
The poor quality of the lectures was a real disappointment!
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In my opinion:
Stay home.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
1
Culture
2
Costs
2
Activities
2
Campus life
2
Party / people
2
Weather / location
3
Personal recommendation
Try to focus on getting good teachers instead of splurging on fancy facilities.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
2
Traveled
3
Improved language skills
2
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
3
Partied a lot
3
Experienced a change in life
3
Advanced my studies & career
1
Final comments
I wouldn't recommend this school to anyone, sorry.
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Tiinuli
Espoon Vantaan Teknillinen Ammattikorkeakoulu, Vantaa, Finland
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
none
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Tiinuli
Espoon Vantaan Teknillinen Ammattikorkeakoulu, Vantaa, Finland
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I would choose to live in an apartment that I find myself because the dorm was not very safe or clean place to live.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
When there are many different nationalities and most of the people have never lived away from their parents before this experience it is understandable that there are problems but the security of the accomodation could be better.
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