Reviews of Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam (EUR) | Netherlands

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olivier d

EMLYON Business School, Lyon, France
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Telephone, Food, Nightlife, Overall, Housing, Travel:

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

Train is quite expensive - buy a reduction card if you stay one year and want to travel often. Books for uni are quite expensive!

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olivier d

EMLYON Business School, Lyon, France
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

Studied some courses that were not the most helpful for my career, as sometimes choices of courses for international student is not so important.

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

There should be more options of courses for international students and more lectures on marketing.

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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olivier d

EMLYON Business School, Lyon, France
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

Not really.

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

3

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

Even if Rotterdam may not seem the best location ever, you will have a great time there.

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

4

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

If interested in meeting people from everywhere and having a new experience, then Erasmus is a great opportunity.

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olivier d

EMLYON Business School, Lyon, France
Economics, Undergraduate, 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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
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: Did not speak it

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Had no problems in English, since the 6 months I spent in Rotterdam helped me consolidate my proficency in English. Wanted to learn some Dutch but finally avoided due to the few contacts with locals and their excellent level in English.

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olivier d

EMLYON Business School, Lyon, France
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

High qualiy student house. We were around 400 international students and it made my stay in Rotterdam a great experience since we had a fantastic atmosphere on campus.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

Great place to live. You basically have (nearly) the whole world in on big building.

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olivier d

EMLYON Business School, Lyon, France
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Travel, Nightlife: 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

Best club was off corso, in the city center. Other great place for students from Erasmus university is Concordia, but well, if you are from this Uni you won't need this info as anybody knows it.

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