Reviews of Aalborg Universitet (AUC) | Denmark

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Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Netherlands
European Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Government assistance

Other sources of funding:

Family<br> Personal savings<br> An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Food, Travel, Nightlife, Overall, Housing:

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

none

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Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Netherlands
European Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

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)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I didn't have any trouble with my classes who were all in Englisch, but Danish is a difficult language to learn especially in 6 months time

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Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Netherlands
European Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

no, not really

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

3

Culture

3

Costs

1

Activities

4

Campus life

2

Party / people

3

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

it's a good university with a special attention to project work. it was a new experience and a good one to find out how hard it is to work with other people especially in another language

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

2

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

I loved my staying here, it's a good experience. Sometimes there were some difficult moments but it certainly makes you more independent and changes your life. I really happy that I took the dare and went.

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