Reviews of HES Amsterdam (HESASD) | Netherlands

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Dania F

EPSCI, Cergy-Pontoise, France
Marketing and Sales Management, 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: At ease in most situations
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

Most of the dutch people speaks english so i never had problems to communicate with people, and to learn dutch was quite funny because i am used to latine languages. I also improved my english which was mostly scolarship at the beginning

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Dania F

EPSCI, Cergy-Pontoise, France
Marketing and Sales Management, 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

The life is generally more expensive in Amsterdam than in Pris and this is specially true for the food and the housing, but for the nightlife it was the frequency that made me spend more than at home

Overall, Housing, Food:

was more expensive than at home.

Travel, Nightlife:

was the same price as at home.

Telephone:

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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Dania F

EPSCI, Cergy-Pontoise, France
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

I visited amsterdam before so i knew the city, maybe for the housing because although i didn't have problmes some of my friend had.

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

2

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

2

Party / people

3

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

More than just the university it is spacially the city that I loved, Amsterdam is so beautiful, living there is really great. The university is good but you go there to study.

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

4

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

according to me if there is an ideal destination to study and to party it is Amsterdam. I just loved to live there am most of the people I met there feel the same way.

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Dania F

EPSCI, Cergy-Pontoise, France
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

It is not dificult for a foreign student to follow the courses, evenif the methods is not the same as in France and the teachers are always there to help you.

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

I have learnt to study in a more english way which differs quite a lot from the french one, and improved and learnt courses that I wouldn't follow in my home university.

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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Dania F

EPSCI, Cergy-Pontoise, France
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

All the exchange students are together so you can meet people from eveywhere in the world and the ambiance is just great!

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

There are 3 buildings for the exchange students, two that are quite old and one brand new which is closer to the new school building. The two old ones can some times be quite disappointing but it is still okay to live there.

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Dania F

EPSCI, Cergy-Pontoise, France
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

There are so many pubs in Amsterdam where you can spend a good evening but I specially have good memories in Maartins, Dancijn bij jancijn, Meanders and plenty more.

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