Reviews of Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam (EUR) | Netherlands

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nimrod11

Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, United Kingdom
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

not really ;-)

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

2

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

perhaps try to arrange more contacts between national and international students in academic courses, they are usually to more than 90% occupied by foreign students

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

3

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

2

Final comments

travelling to the BENELUX countries or Germany by train is quite easy and fast and there are many excursions by the local AEGEE organisation, a must of course is a trip to AMSTERDAM, BRUSSELS and ANTWERPEN are also worthwile, and visit the football stadium once

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nimrod11

Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, United Kingdom
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

difficult to generalize, if you can speak dutch well try some dutch courses they are said to be of higher quality

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

Higher quality of the english language courses, the quality and the effort you have to put in varies much

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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nimrod11

Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, United Kingdom
Business Studies, 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: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

i missed a good opportunity to learn dutch (there was a course, but quite expensive and not very intensive)

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nimrod11

Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, United Kingdom
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings<br> An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

more travelling than at home,accomodation costs were higher as i live in a students flat at home university

Travel, Housing:

was more expensive than at home.

Overall, Nightlife, Food, 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

if you plan to travel by train, buy the vordeelurenticket from the beginning, its worth it

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nimrod11

Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, United Kingdom
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

nearer to University,more contact to other students

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

International House is the best choice, accomodation in private appartments is normally not the best choice (usually quite far away from the university)

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nimrod11

Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, United Kingdom
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Travel, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

nightlife in Rotterdam is quite disappointing (Nighttown, Hollywood,... are not my kind of stuff), however there are some good cafes and bars in the center or the Oude Haven district

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