Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Student Housing

Why? The cost is much cheaper then what foreign/international students are charged.

Personal comments:
The housing arranged through this school is for the most part terribly expensive. For the 2nd half of my stay here I arranged my own living arrangements and this had made my stay both much more affordable as well as a much better experience overall.

Describe host city: Student life dominates the city

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

Personal comments:
As in the whole Netherlands, the night life is based on the caffes and clubs all around the city. Specially, Utrecht has a marvellous ambient during the night all week long (Don´t forget that is a student city). Some tips; if you are interested either in technological or jazz music, Netherlands offers you a wide diversity of places. In Utrecht there are magical clubs, as The Tivoli (all kind of music along the week,the best day for me is Thursday) Omelizhing (probably the best after in the city) or Winkel van Sinkel (with cool sessions during the weekend, specially techno with "Club Risk" and some others from around Europe). If you prefer the caffes, the offer is great, either to eat or just drink a beer outside the caffe, the center is your zone.

Course recommendations:
I think Mechanical Engineering is main source of all Engineering programs, and Product design option that I'm in now is the most interesting aspect of the Mechanical Engineering. It really has to do with innovations which make it more intresting.

Personal comments:
Yes, I think Dutch language should be a compulsory course for all international student, because I believe it is our duty as international in Netherlands to learn how to speak Dutch.

Language of instruction: English

Main source of funding:
Family

Other sources of funding:
None

Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits:
I spent less in my telephone bills because i have few people to contact in Netherlands compared because it is cheap to buy food in local markets in Tanzania.Travel is prety cheap in Tanzania so as the nightclub.I was staying at my parents house so I didn't have to pay for my housing

Food, Travel, Nightlife, Overall: was more expensive than at home.

Telephone, Housing: was less expensive than at home.

I wish I had known...
No, is definitely better to go without idea, is more exciting.

In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!