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Universiteit Maastricht (UM)

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4.07 / 5 based on 501 reviews
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gelgegren
Universidad del Pacifico, Lima, Peru
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement
Academic
Course recommendations
The problem based learning is a great system to study. I learnt a lot.
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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
Maastricht is an university town and everything is very well organised.
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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
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gelgegren
Universidad del Pacifico, Lima, Peru
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement
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
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
It was a quite good opportunity to practice my english and learn some Dutch.
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gelgegren
Universidad del Pacifico, Lima, Peru
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement
Overall
I wish I had known...
The exactly location of my room.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
4
Culture
4
Costs
3
Activities
4
Campus life
3
Party / people
4
Weather / location
2
Personal recommendation
The international experience and the educational system are the best.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
3
Traveled
4
Improved language skills
4
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
4
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
4
Final comments
To plan in advance the trips.
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gelgegren
Universidad del Pacifico, Lima, Peru
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Because I am from Peru and in comparison with Europe eveything costs less.
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Food, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
To buy most of the things in the supermarket, specially on sales!
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gelgegren
Universidad del Pacifico, Lima, Peru
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement
Housing
Type of housing: Rooms specially for Maastricht students
Arranged by: Home university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I would choose an apartment because it would be more comfortable and I would have more space to have all my things organized.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
It was quite good, but we had to share a small room with another girl, but the experience was quite interesting and I learnt a lot from it.
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gelgegren
Universidad del Pacifico, Lima, Peru
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
Bar-Cafe : Twee Heren. International Parties. International Seminars.
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