Reviews of Christelijke Agrarische Hogeschool | Netherlands

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Ángeles R

Universidad de Vigo, Vigo, Spain
Agricultural Economics, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

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

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Life is more expensive in Netherlands than Spain.

Overall, Food, Telephone, Travel, Housing:

was more expensive than at home.

Nightlife:

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

I thought I was an Erasmus student, according to that, I should pay the academic fee at my home university in Spain but not in Netherlands. But there was an special agreetment between both universities and I had to pay in both. It was very very bad new I knew just when I arrived to Dronten.

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Ángeles R

Universidad de Vigo, Vigo, Spain
Agricultural Economics, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

Dronten is a very little village. I would like to have and Erasmus in a bigger city, where it's possible to meet young people from outside your campus. And there is not much offer about different music styles in clubs...

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

3

Costs

1

Activities

1

Campus life

1

Party / people

2

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

They should prepare a bar inside the campus, with games pool, table for football and music everyday of the week. Because most of the days there is nothing open in Dronten have fun, and students don't want to take the car in the night when they have drunk.

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

Travelling within the Netherlands by public transport is more or less easy, because it's very little country. But I have tried to move by train to Paris and Berlin, and it was really expensive.

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Ángeles R

Universidad de Vigo, Vigo, Spain
Agricultural Economics, Graduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

I agree with the courses, I am happy about that.

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

Overall

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Ángeles R

Universidad de Vigo, Vigo, Spain
Agricultural Economics, 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
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

Everyone speaks English in the Netherlands, it's very easy to learn it. And they have very good pronunciation.

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Ángeles R

Universidad de Vigo, Vigo, Spain
Agricultural Economics, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

It was very nice, because all the students were together, and it's very easy to create relations with different people.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

It was very nice, because there were houses of 6 people, but all houses were together in the international campus of the University. Then we had, the facilities of an individual house and also the facilities of a residence in the campus.

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Ángeles R

Universidad de Vigo, Vigo, Spain
Agricultural Economics, Graduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

Nightlife, Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

From my point of view, there is not too much activities to enjoy in Dronten. There are two cafe/bars where you can enjoy, Café La Vie is in the center of Dronten, and lots of people go there everyday; and Nirwana which is quite far from the center, but it's easy to go by bike, and it's a punk rock club, you need a membership otherwise the price to go it's 2€ each night.

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