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3.75 / 5 based on 150 reviews
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Mattias J
Housing
Type of housing: A room exchange
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: A room exchange
Why?
Personal comments
My home university forgot to send my application for a room, so I got one far off. It was small and dirty, but the people living there were great, which outweights the other aspects
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Don't miss Beestemarkt on a sunny summer evening. Or going to the wilder nightlife in nearby Rotterdam.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
The rain, from September until March it was raining all the time.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Don't be afraid to talk to the teachers and the other students.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
Get yourself a bike and an umbrella, you'll need them
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Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Languages
Language of instruction: Dutch
Was learning Dutch a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your Dutch?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
If you already speak another Germanic language, like German or any Scandinavian language, TU Delft offers excellent summer courses. Without them it would be impossible to follow most of the lectures given at "my" institution
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
it used to be cheaper than Sweden, but this has changed the last 2 years.
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Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Housing, Nightlife, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Buy a discount-card for NS (the railway)
Each lunch at the mensa. Billy Bear at Beestemarkt offered great "all you could eat" for around 18f
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