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Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam (EUR)

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4.11 / 5 based on 594 reviews
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Maria I
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
Off_Corso Night Club. The Poel and Reefers Coffeshops. The Market on saturdays.
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Maria I
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: hall of residence
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: hall of residence
Why?
Because in that city I think it is the the best place to live in.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
They offer you several hall of residence with differents prices, and sizes and types... so, it was pretty good indeed. It was good
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Maria I
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Because at home I still live at my parents place and because in the host country the standard of living is higher.
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Food, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
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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Maria I
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
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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
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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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Maria I
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
How much I would have to study at this University
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
3
Culture
3
Costs
2
Activities
1
Campus life
1
Party / people
2
Weather / location
3
Personal recommendation
The think I liked the most it was the environment with the other Erasmus students and the facilities of the University. The teachers were, most of them so nice.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
3
Traveled
4
Improved language skills
4
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 travelled a lot and as Netherlands is not so big you can move easily. You must buy an one year travel card, it´s so usefull. The best choise is the live in the International house or Casa Erasmus.
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Maria I
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
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)
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
You can say that nobody learnt Dutch, but all of us improved are English a lot. It was easy to communicate with teachers, local students and even locals themselves. No communications problems at all.
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