Reviews of CHN University Netherlands | Netherlands

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linhnguyen

Social Sciences and Humanities, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
Business Studies, Graduate, Independent

Student life

Describe host city:

Student life dominates the city

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

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

none

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linhnguyen

Social Sciences and Humanities, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
Business Studies, Graduate, Independent

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: A room exchange

Why?

cleaner, newer and better

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

none

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linhnguyen

Social Sciences and Humanities, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
Business Studies, Graduate, Independent

Academic

Course recommendations

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

none

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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linhnguyen

Social Sciences and Humanities, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
Business Studies, Graduate, Independent

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: At ease in most situations

How much did you improve your the local language?

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

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

very difficult for me to read and manage with all Dutch languages and services

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linhnguyen

Social Sciences and Humanities, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
Business Studies, Graduate, Independent

Overall

I wish I had known...

tulips and windmills

In my opinion:

I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

2

Costs

2

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

2

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

time schedule of the master course should be reduce. It's too strict and tight

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

3

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

2

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

In total, it's good to live and study in Leeuwarden. Services are ok but sometime the language causes some problems. Old people here are very friendly much more than the young.

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linhnguyen

Social Sciences and Humanities, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
Business Studies, Graduate, Independent

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

none

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

big gap in two different currencies

Food, Overall, Telephone, Travel, Housing:

was more expensive than at home.

Nightlife:

was less expensive than 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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