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Universiteit Utrecht

Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 8, 3584 Cs Utrecht, THE Netherlands
3.96 / 5 based on 270 reviews.
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Utrecht University has deep historical roots. It offers a broad curriculum, including a number of unique programmes. Utrecht University's wide variety of programmes allows many extra, interdisciplinary programmes which integrate contributions from various fields.


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“You could visit Amsterdam and Maastricht! Great cities!” Read Review
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by yael, Université Robert Schuman (Strasbourg III), Strasbourg, France
Law, Erasmus
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how really difficult housing would be
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Most people loved it.



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Personal recommendation:
I believe the University of Utrecht is avery good one. Firstly, Academicaly speaking, I was very satisfied for the efficiency one the one hand and the flexibilty on the other. For those who wish to participate in a certain University social life they have this possibility. htere are associations of students and one that is especially aimed at exchange students: ESN.



FINAL COMMENTS

Utrecht is a very agreable city to live in and to learn in. If you have a chance to settle your accomodation in advance, I warmly advice you to do so. I had very good accomodation during the first three months. However at the moment I have to move places which, regardless of the nuisance it mght bring, is a place which is not as good as the first one where I could live more independently.
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by libyoung, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia
Social Sciences, University Agreement
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Studying three units would be too intensive and that two units in the social sciences department is more than enough
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Everybody loved it, you will too!



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I have studied at an American university as well as an Australian university. The academic experience at Utrecht was not to be compared. Interactive classes, challenging articles and course work and fun teaching and lecturing tecniques



FINAL COMMENTS

Utrecht is fun and bustling. The town has a fantastic vibrancy and youthfulness that is contagiuos - this is juxtoposed with a very historic and quaint city. Both aspects seem to compliment each other perfectly for some odd reason. As for travel tips unfortunately i am one of the few Australians to come to a European city and not travel around to other countries, to tell you the truth i was completey content staying in Utrecht itself and expereincing teh Dutch culture and great atmosphere - There was always some event/action to keep you involved with the city.
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by twistyc, University of Oklahoma, Norman, United States
Geography, University Agreement
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At least some basics of the Dutch language (although I survived fine without knowing too much).
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Everybody loved it, you will too!



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Personal recommendation:
This was the best 6 months of my life. Get involved with things, go out and meet people, take classes with Dutch people...you will not regret it if you study here! It is such a beautiful city and country and there is a lot to do and the people are great.



FINAL COMMENTS

Do things with the ESN group there, get a mentor...its a great way to meet people at the beginning of your stay. Don't stick with people from your own country- go meet other international students if you can! You went there to get away from your own country and culture, meet and integrate with others! As far as traveling, train is great...but check out cheap airlines: easyjet, ryanair, etc...and Eurolines bus lines.
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by Anastasiosyal, Technologiko Ekpaideutiko Idrima - Irakliou, Crete, Greece
Informatics, Erasmus
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I wish i knew the Dutch language! I would have had a better job and I would have been better off...
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Everybody loved it, you will too!



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Personal recommendation:
It is a great University! It has friendly staff, very cooperative, many student activities and student organisations to join.



FINAL COMMENTS

Do not close up to yourself. Try to open yourself and accept a different culture to the one you are used to. If not you will only manage to put a negative phychology on yourself and you will get homesick very quickly!
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by moni2, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
Art, Erasmus
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Everybody loved it, you will too!



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Personal recommendation:
Go ahead! You are really the best!!



FINAL COMMENTS

This experience has changed my way of thinking, of acting, I have a more open mind. I study because I've met some people who let me love the things they taught me, they were in love with what they taught and so did I. I've met many people, I keep on mind the emotions I've shared with them as they were my best friends. I've learnt lots of things of every day life, I travelled a lot, I've felt how can I miss my family and I built a relationship with them that didn't exist before.
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by Nikolai, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
Law, International, Erasmus
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Most people loved it.



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Personal recommendation:
Utrecht University is a great University with dedicated and open minded teachers.



FINAL COMMENTS

If you don't mind the rain, the Netherlands has a lot to offer for studies. Utrecht is a miniature version of Amsterdam and is a great place to go for studying. Amsterdam is only half an hour away if you are in need of bigger cultural events.
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by Ivana, College of Europe, Bruges, Belgium
Economics, full-time student at this university
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Not really, since I have spent two years in Slovenia, studying the International Baccalaureate high school, which was already an international experience abroad. Therefore, I expected almost every aspect of the international study experience. They were my main motivation in the process of the decision-making.
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Most people loved it.



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Personal recommendation:
To promote it a little bit more in the world, since it is one of the oldest and prominent European univerisities.



FINAL COMMENTS

Unforgettable experience in one of the old beautiful Dutch student city. An amazing teaching facilities, professional and good quality education, which helped me prosper and enter one of the prestigeous colleges, i.e. College of Europe.
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by Zhou, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, China
Business Studies, Independent
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That's the real international study life, it's very valuable for me.
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Everybody loved it, you will too!



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Personal recommendation:
Provide some opportunities of internship in big companies, that would be very helpful for us to find job after graduation



FINAL COMMENTS

Independence. For everything. And I hope university can help us to look for job after graduation.
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by hhancock23, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison, United States
Law, International, University Agreement
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I wish that I had taken a Dutch language course before going because it would have made it easier to learn once I was there.
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!



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Personal recommendation:
I would say that it is a fantastic academic and social experience.



FINAL COMMENTS

I would say to take weekend trips as much as possible because every city is so accessible from Utrecht. If someone says you should go with them on a trip go because it is more fun to be somewhere with other people, and you get a chance to know them better.
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by francesca, Università degli Studi di Trento, Trento, Italy
Geography, Erasmus
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TAKE A TEND WITH ME!
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Everybody loved it, you will too!



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Personal recommendation:
THE UNIVERISTY HAS A VERY GOOD INFRASTRUCTURES (A LOT OF COMPUTERS, A BIG LIBRARY, A CINEMA INSIDE THE UNIVERSITY BUILDING...), BUT MOSTE IMPORTANT IS THAT THE CITY IS MARVELLOUS! GO TO UTRECHT!YOU WILL THANK ME!



FINAL COMMENTS

UTRECHT IS IN THE MIDDLE OF EUROPE: YOU CAN TRAVEL IN A VERY EASY WAY!FURTHERMORE IT IS A UNIVERSITY CITY AND MORE YOU CAN EASLY FIND A LOT OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS!
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by Nina, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany
European Studies, Erasmus
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I wished I had taken along my bike! Everyone is riding a bike in Utrecht. It is fun, fast, keeps you fit and saves you some money!
In my opinion:
Most people loved it.



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Personal recommendation:
It is a great place to be an exchange student! I loved it!



FINAL COMMENTS

You could visit Amsterdam and Maastricht! Great cities!
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by Jenny, University of California, Davis, Davis, United States
Industrial Relations and Personnel Management, University Agreement
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that my school was in the middle of a large city
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Everybody loved it, you will too!



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Personal recommendation:
that people should go and try it out. not many know about the netherlands and it is a great place to study and travell abroad



FINAL COMMENTS

the experiemce was amazing and i met soem very interesting people from all around the world
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by FUCHEN, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR
Banking, University Agreement
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regulations
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Everybody loved it, you will too!



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Personal recommendation:
be able to use cash in cafeteria



FINAL COMMENTS

be more open and talkive, you will find it easier to get integrated into the new environment
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by Sonia, Université Toulouse 1 Sciences Sociales, Toulouse, France
Law, International, Erasmus
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1 umbrella is not enough! lol
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Everybody loved it, you will too!



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Personal recommendation:
This university is one of the best if not the best in the Netherlands, only recommendation I have: go there



FINAL COMMENTS

Make friends with your erasmus fellows and go with them to their home countries!!! In Holland: possible to get a discount card for public transportation, particularly for trains (and allows you to travel with 3 other friends at the same discount) Do not forget to register at the city hall, and if you work you must have an insurance! A lot of low costs airplane companies throughout Nl.
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by Gracia, Universidad de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico
International Relations, University Agreement
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University system for curses. It is way to complicated and different from mine.
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!



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Personal recommendation:
Need more people to help you with International Students.



FINAL COMMENTS

Don't bring too many clothes. A back pack and a sack pack are more than enough. Get here at least 15 days before. Get a bycicle as soon as you can and get a light.
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by Tamara, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
European Studies, Erasmus
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none
In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.



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Personal recommendation:
It's one of the best university of Europe. I absolutely recommend it, but it is hard to pass the exam. Its important to have a hight knowledge of the language.



FINAL COMMENTS

If you are an open-minded person and you like to live in a multicultural country, go to The Netherlands.
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by wittefrouw, Universita di Parma, Parma, Italy
Law, European Community/EU, Erasmus
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nothing important
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Everybody loved it, you will too!



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Personal recommendation:
a friendly environnement, great student life, beautiful city and interesting people



FINAL COMMENTS

have a look at the courses before leaving and take from home some material on those subjects (often, comparative studies) Be ready to adapt to different situations
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by deglin, Université Toulouse 1 Sciences Sociales, Toulouse, France
Law, European Community/EU, Erasmus
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No, I've made researches on internet before going..
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Everybody loved it, you will too!



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Personal recommendation:
Enjoy it !



FINAL COMMENTS

A great experience ! It was the opportunity for me to visit also Germany, Danemark and to have a short stay in London. You can find a lot of cheap flights from Amsterdam ( much more than in my town..)
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by Ester, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Biotechnology, Erasmus
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I wish I had known about the ESN before leaving.
In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.



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Personal recommendation:
From my own experience, I hardly recomend to pact a timetable before startin any resarch project, otherwise you are going to spend much more time at university than you would like, specially in comparation with the regular Erasmus students.



FINAL COMMENTS

If you are planning travel a lot around the contry, it is really intersting to by a discount card for the train that can be used for 4 persons at the same time. It's quite expensive but you really save money at the end. And the most important advice: if you don't want to spend a month in a hostel, look for accomodation before to get there. It's really difficult to get a room for rent for yourself!!
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by Leslie, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Knoxville, United States
Literature, University Agreement
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The Netherlands has a lot of rain, more than I even imagined!
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!



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Personal recommendation:
I had a great time! Utrecht is centrally located and fairly easy to maneuver.



FINAL COMMENTS

Travel all that you can. Just a note, if you go to Ireland, have a stamp affixed to your ISIC card (it costs 8 Irish pounds) at a USIT agency. It will save you 50% on all public transportation!
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