Reviews of Hogeschool Haarlem | Netherlands

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TAN L

SUP Europe Caen, Caen, France
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Student life dominates the city

Activities, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

A bar in Haarlem called "Van Stoffelen", "Melkweg" in Amsterdam, People don't have to miss "Queen's day" and all the free parties! And when summer is coming, don't miss all the bars next to the Beach in Zandvoort, especially the "Woodstock"

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TAN L

SUP Europe Caen, Caen, France
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: student hostel

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: student hostel

Why?

This student hostel was actually an old church and we couldn't hope for a better place!

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

It was such a good experience to live in a church! And i'm glad our host university put all the exchange students in such a place.

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TAN L

SUP Europe Caen, Caen, France
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, 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: At ease in most situations

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I could have chosen England for improving my English, but as i already knew England and as i knew that Dutch people spoke English, i decided to go study there! And i never encountered any communication problems!

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TAN L

SUP Europe Caen, Caen, France
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, 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 cost of life is a bit cheaper than in france.

Nightlife, Overall, Telephone:

was more expensive than at home.

Food, Travel, Housing:

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

It is very easy to decorate a flat for nothing in Holland, because of all the second-hand shops!

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TAN L

SUP Europe Caen, Caen, France
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

no

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

2

Culture

4

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

4

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

To be as independent as possible! Make the good choices of courses before starting school

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

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

There is nothing to say more....Except to push up people to go there....And they will make their own GOOD judgment about lovely Haarlem!

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TAN L

SUP Europe Caen, Caen, France
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

In order to have more free time (for instance for an internship), it is more interesting to take most of the courses during the first semester! Students really have to choose the Music Business Class! It was my favourite one!

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

Have a better consideration towards foreign students

My opinion of the university assessment