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Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen (KUN)

University of Nijmegen, Postbus 9102, 6500 Hc Nijmegen, THE Netherlands
4.13 / 5 based on 132 reviews.

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92% of students recommend
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3.9/5
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4.0/5
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“I would definately recommend the Erasmus programme to all students and if you are looking to go to a country where you can learn in English the Netherlands and specifically Nijmegen would be an excellent choice.” Read Review
elainemullan, United Kingdom

132 reviews of Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen

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HOUSING    
by gogomonik, Ekonomická Univerzita V Bratislave, Bratislava, Slovakia
Business Studies, Socrates
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: A room exchange
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: A room exchange
Why? I am not so exacting on a place, but there must be a washbasin in a bedroom, energy-like heating, electricity and in the kitchen, which can be shared must be a gas and it should be fully equipd.Shower and toillet should be available. But this is for short stay, for longer stay I would like to live in a fully equiped flat.
Personal comments:
This room, where I lived was really good from strategic view, it lies close to the city center and buss/train station. Disadvantage was,I had to bring my kitchen staff.
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STUDENT LIFE    
by nicolas, Université Robert Schuman (Strasbourg III), Strasbourg, France
Law, Erasmus
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 equally interact with the local and student community
Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal comments:
However it's quite difficult to say that one place is better than another because my point of view is subjective. But if you go to nijmegen you have to go there during the festival of the city, otherwise you can go to bascafé for the cocktail's nights, merleyn because of the good music, o'shea's for good beers and exchange students and odessa because of the live jazz bands
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ACADEMIC    
by Aina, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
Business Studies, Erasmus
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:
You should know which are the easier courses and sign up to them. For example Knowledge Management, Human Resources and Organizational behaviour, Social Dutch,..



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:
none

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by Lizi, Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Erasmus
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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
How much did you improve your local language?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Personal comments:
What I found a bit annoying was, that most foreign students didn´t even try to learn Dutch. A lot of them went to Nijmegen to learn English. University is offering free "social Dutch" courses, but in the first semester only for students who don´t know the language, yet, thus, it wasn´t really interesting for me. Looking forward to the "advanced" class which starts next month.
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EXPENSES    
by Cécilia, Université Sorbonne Nouvelle: Paris III, Paris, France
Law, Comparative/Law with Languages, Erasmus
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:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits:
Housing: I used to live at my parent's! Telephone: we all lived in the same area and rather had a bike ride than a phone call!Nightlife: more nightlife when not at parent's house! Food: used to be more expensive than in France (not true anymore because of price war in Dutch supermarkets)
Food, Travel, Nightlife, Overall, Housing: was more expensive than at home.
Telephone: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
Books are far more expensive than in France (cf. French law on book prices) and not always available in the university libraries! Many computers available at university. Pay attention: in some banks, you need to pay to close your account before the end of the first year after its opening!
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OVERALL    
by Elaine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Law, Erasmus
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...
The extent to which English is so widely spoken in the Netherlands.
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!



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:
KUN has a very international outlook and the Erasmus programme is very well organised, from the introduction programme when you first arrive to the arrangements to have results sent back to your home university. Everyone goes out of their way to help you and the student bodies such as Elsa and the SZG are very helpful and fun.



FINAL COMMENTS

I would definately recommend the Erasmus programme to all students and if you are looking to go to a country where you can learn in English the Netherlands and specifically Nijmegen would be an excellent choice.
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