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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Polly Magoo and Bolle, best pubs in the center
013, best night club
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Very nice flat with wonderful flatmates
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Personal comments
it is a lot a question of chance : you are lucky (I was) or not.
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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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Everyone speaks English in the Netherlands, so quite easy to survive but not really oncentive to learn Dutch
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Life is cheaper than in France but you go out more often
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Nightlife, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Housing, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Very bad relationships with my French bank who forgot to transfer my money more than once
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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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Overall
I wish I had known...
nothing in particular
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
It is a great university for studying and a wonderful one for being an exchange student
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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
Tilburg University really takes care of its exchange students (camp, parties, travels...) mainly via a student organization called ESN. They are making a pretty good job !
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