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University of Amsterdam
Contact: +31 20 52 52 72 6
Universiteit van Amsterdam (UVA)
Universiteit van Amsterdam, Postbus 19268, 1000 Gg Amsterdam, THE Netherlands
3.99 / 5 based on 438 reviews.
Description:
In 1632 the Athenaeum Illustre was founded in Amsterdam to educate students in Trade and Philosophy. As the establishment was not a proper university yet, lessons were generally given at the professors' homes. Until the nineteenth small institution with no more than 1877, the situation changed when the Athenaeum Illustre became the Universiteit van Amsterdam and was permitted to confer the highest educational degrees.
88% of students recommend
438 reviews
438 Housing reviews of Universiteit van Amsterdam
HOUSING
by Milena, Lunds Universitet, Lund, Sweden
Linguistics, Independent
Personal assessment
Type of housing: corridor room
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: corridor room
Why? It is a great advantage to live together with other students. You emeditly have a social network through the common situation. I met a lot of new friends through my year in a student accomodation. Highly recommendable.
Personal comments:
The housing at the UvA is in particular arranged for Master students. Most of them get a prety nice (and expensive) room. But there also are less nice and equally expensive accomodations, but in the end, the quality of the housing depends on the people you live with. In general I can say that most of the students were happy to have a place to stay at all and some places are really well located. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
HOUSING
by conni, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Language, Erasmus
Personal assessment
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why? I like living with other people, but I don't think I could stand having rules or a fixed timetable as in a campus
Personal comments:
In four months I changed house three times, but my dutch friends told me this is quite normal in A'dam. Anyway, I really liked my last two houses. Both of them were student houses, in the centre. They were quite expensive, but rooms were big and cleaning charges were included. But what I liked the best was definitely the experience of sharing a flat with students from all over the world. I really learned a lot from that. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
HOUSING
by Marta, Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Poland
Business Studies, Erasmus
Personal assessment
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why? people who lived in student residences complained about the lack of privacy
Personal comments:
Before I came to the Netherlands the University did NOT arrange anything for me. It is VERY HARD to find a place by yourself here (the Dutch wait for rooms for even 2 years on waiting lists)!!! But I was VERY LUCKU - I won the right to rent my room at a room lottery organized by the UvA. And some other people got their places arranged by the coordinators - so in the end it was not THAT bad - but I had been very worried that I wouldn't find anything! This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
HOUSING
by Temitope, Bowen University, Iwo, Nigeria
Economics, International Master Program
Personal assessment
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: With a family
Why? I would choose to live with Amsterdam host family if possible so as to understand and get more familiar with the culture(espacially food and language) and the way of life of the people of Holland.
Personal comments:
The housing provided was good but would have been better with an existence of a common place with facilities(T.V or Games) where students could meet each other and know their neighbours e.g a common room or a game/sport court. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
HOUSING
by Stine, Kobenhavns Universitet, Copenhagen, Denmark
Communication and Information Sciences, Erasmus
Personal assessment
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why? Because it allows you to have much more freedom. Furthermore it gives more time to study. Also it is the best way to make sure, that you integrate well with the population of the country
Personal comments:
Some student accomodations are good, others are so bad, that is it better to find something on your own. I had a room assigned, but it was so dirty, far away from the center and expensive, that I chose to find my own appartment. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
HOUSING
by Cristina, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, United States
Sociology, CIEE
Personal assessment
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Home university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why? It was a great location and place although I had a terrible roommate.
Personal comments:
The housing couldn't have been better, however I managed to be the only one from my program that ended up with a 40 year old Vietnamese teacher from another program as a roommate. She was a terrible roommate, never slept at night always studying. It was the worst part of my experience there. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
HOUSING
by Irene, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Language, Erasmus
Personal assessment
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why? This way you get to meet many international students.
Personal comments:
We gave our budget but they couldn't find anything within it so either I had to tak what they offered me or find something on my own. Not knowing the city I decided to go with their offer. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
HOUSING
by kobus, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Law, Comparative/Law with Languages, Erasmus
Personal assessment
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why? Feeling of not being attached to university and exchange program entirely
Personal comments:
I had private accomodation right in the old city centre, fairly cheap with lots of things to go through. Red lights definitely are an experience... This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
HOUSING
by Hjortur, Haskoli Islands, Reykjavik, Iceland
Linguistics, Independent
Personal assessment
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why? Feels nicer to be on your own but not in the protective environment of a student housing. Also give better opportunity to focus on your work
Personal comments:
Nice facilities comparing to housing shortage in Amsterdam This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
HOUSING
by Nicole, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Law, Independent
Personal assessment
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why? Freedom and the opportunity to meet other students your age
Personal comments:
Housing was expensive in Amsterdam and there seemed to be a shortage so options were limited, however location and facilities were great This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
HOUSING
by Filippo, Università Cattolica Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy
Economics, Erasmus
Personal assessment
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why? To have the opportunity to meet other international students
Personal comments:
It was hard to find an accomodation in Amsterdam but i was lucky and I got a nice room that was just 200 meters from the University. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
HOUSING
by Deborah, Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France
European Studies, Erasmus
Personal assessment
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: With a family
Why? More contact with Dutch people and the possibility of speaking Dutch
Personal comments:
It was not too bad,but I would have preferred to stay more with other Dutch students and to live more close to the centre This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
HOUSING
by manuela_sg, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Economics, Erasmus
Personal assessment
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why? because at this moment im living with others erasmus's students in a flat and i like it very much.
Personal comments:
i dont have any complains. my room is quite big and the location is good. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
HOUSING
by Rebecca, Goucher College, Baltimore, United States
International Relations, Independent
Personal assessment
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why? I enjoy the independence an apartment gives. Also, staying close to campus allows me to meet other students while still having my own independent experience of the city.
Personal comments:
none This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
HOUSING
by amejiag, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia
Biochemistry, Independent
Personal assessment
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why? when you have apartament you can acomodate the apartment how you want
Personal comments:
The housing in general is very good the only thing I think is that is very expensive This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
HOUSING
by Dominguez Serrano, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
Business Studies, Erasmus
Personal assessment
Type of housing: A room exchange
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why? because I love to live alone and it is the best opportunity to do it
Personal comments:
they help us a lot to find a house or a room in a good condition This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
HOUSING
by Macosta, Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (INTEC), Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Financial Management, Master Program in International Finance
Personal assessment
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why? Independence and comfort
Personal comments:
It's pretty spatious for arranging double rooms instead of two single rooms, with the same space per room. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
HOUSING
by katarina, HEC Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Banking, Erasmus
Personal assessment
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why? Opportunity to meet many people!
Personal comments:
It was good, didnt have to look for housing myself, right next to my faculty, enough space This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
HOUSING
by irwinlim, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
Informatics, Independent
Personal assessment
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why? There is insufficient university housing.
Personal comments:
University housing is limited but finding a place yourself is not too difficult. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
HOUSING
by scraffi40, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Educational Psychology, Erasmus
Personal assessment
Type of housing: student residence
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why? Because at this moment I prefer more independence.
Personal comments:
I like so much to be there. Was an incredible experience. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
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Couldn't have asked for more.
Pretty good.
Could've been better, but didn't lessen the overall experience.
Disappointing.
