Reviews of HES Amsterdam (HESASD) | Netherlands

Useful | 0

anonymous

ESSEC, Paris, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Home university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

perfect location, good value for money.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

good - well organised !

Useful | 0

anonymous

ESSEC, Paris, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

i was in the center of amsterdam. so enjoyed all advantages of thei international and student city.

Useful | 0

anonymous

ESSEC, Paris, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Overall

I wish I had known...

yes, met with dutch students at my business school.

In my opinion:

I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

3

Costs

3

Activities

3

Campus life

2

Party / people

3

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

just be open and take it as an experience. and enjoy amsterdam !

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

4

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

just buy a tourist guide book about amsterdam

Useful | 0

anonymous

ESSEC, Paris, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Academic

Course recommendations

get more professionnals from companies to come and visit the business school.

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

get deepest into courses.

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

Useful | 0

anonymous

ESSEC, Paris, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

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: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases

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

in fact in netherlands, everybody speaks english. so for one year specially in amsterdam, there's no need to learn dutch. in fact nobody speaks it outside netherlands !

Useful | 0

anonymous

ESSEC, Paris, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

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

because cost of living in amsterdam not that expensives in comparison to other european cities !

Nightlife, Overall, Telephone, Travel, Housing:

was the same price as at home.

Food:

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

no real surprise !

HES Amsterdam (HESASD)

About iAgora

Company

Work

Studies