Reviews of Noordelijke Hogeschool Leeuwarden (NHL) | Netherlands

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Alicia B

Universitat de les Illes Balears, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Education, Teacher Training, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Personal savings

Other sources of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

I live with my parents, so I spent more, but eventhough it was not so expensive as I thought.

Travel, Telephone:

was more expensive than at home.

Food, Nightlife, Overall:

was the same price as at home.

Housing:

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

In the bank they don't allow you to open an account if you are less than 6 months....so...the commisions at home are important.

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Alicia B

Universitat de les Illes Balears, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Education, Teacher Training, Graduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

go directly to talk to the teacher,sometimes the person in charge of international students makes you spend a lot of time.

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

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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Alicia B

Universitat de les Illes Balears, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Education, Teacher Training, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

bring a walkman or CDwalkman,and CD's of course,more summer clothes(insight the places it's hot)

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

3

Costs

3

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

2

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

you can rent a digital camera and more with no additional costs, it's great!

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

Buy a bike as soon as you can,supermarkets such as Aldy, Edha and C1000 are the cheapest ones, the matket on saturdays is also cheap and good.Buy a travell card, you can travell with 3 people paying less. there are cheap tickets for the weekend.

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Alicia B

Universitat de les Illes Balears, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Education, Teacher Training, 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: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

How much did you improve your the local language?

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

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Great...Dutch people speak very good English, so you can impove it and communicate with them and International Students

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Alicia B

Universitat de les Illes Balears, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Education, Teacher Training, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: with international students

Why?

because you can feel very lonely with dutch students, as they have their own live.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

live with other international students, social life and party will be much better.

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Alicia B

Universitat de les Illes Balears, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Education, Teacher Training, Graduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Student life dominates the city

Activities, Travel: Takes place mostly within 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

the Silverman's Cafe, concerts on 5th May,Rengeslaan Park,Petting Zoo, Harlingen,everything...it's like a fairytale place...enjoy it!

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