Reviews of HES Amsterdam (HESASD) | Netherlands

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Flavio C

U. del Bio Bio, Concepcion, Chile
Business Studies, Graduate, Independent

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings<br> Government assistance

Work opportunities:

I worked during my study abroad experience

Personal spending habits

the life cost!!!

Food, Housing, Nightlife, Overall:

was more expensive than at home.

Travel, 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

of course, select very well your supermarket

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Flavio C

U. del Bio Bio, Concepcion, Chile
Business Studies, Graduate, Independent

Academic

Course recommendations

It is a new MBA, for this reason still need some adjustment to improve its performance. I believe that they are working on.

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

Probably more involvement with Dutch business life.

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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Flavio C

U. del Bio Bio, Concepcion, Chile
Business Studies, Graduate, Independent

Overall

I wish I had known...

all the legal procedures.

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

4

Costs

4

Activities

2

Campus life

3

Party / people

4

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

This institution needs to involve the students in its alma matter.

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

2

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

The Netherlands is very interesting country, but you need to establish previously a good base of contact to take advantage of all its attractions and enjoy it.

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Flavio C

U. del Bio Bio, Concepcion, Chile
Business Studies, Graduate, Independent

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

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

When the course started was a little bit difficult to maintain a fluent communication, but later with all my fellows speaking almost with the same accent the situation changed notably. About my daily life, in The Netherlands all the people speaks English properly that helped me a lot of.

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