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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
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Personal comments
It's a very sterile and physically cold environment. There's no sense of home or coziness.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Other
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
Telephone, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Academic
Course recommendations
Go to class the first day and do not be even one minute late or else they will start the class in Dutch and will carry on in Dutch for the rest of the semester.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
There's academic life at UvT?
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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...
To not be so serious about everything - to each his own...
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
It's fine and dandy.
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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
It's very likely the trains will be late, so make alternate plans. Buy a bike. Drink tea. Mix with locals. And remember to follow the red bike path...
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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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
There's a definite opportunity to use it. But the Dutch like to practise their English, so it's difficult in that sense.
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