Reviews of Hogeschool Haarlem | Netherlands

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Ainhoa A

ESTE - Deusto, San Sebastian, Spain
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: At ease in most situations

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Did not speak it

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

It was very good to attend to lessons which were taught in English to learn vocabulary on business. Besides, we had to work in teams, where the main language was English. It was a very good opportunity to improve my fluency.

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Ainhoa A

ESTE - Deusto, San Sebastian, Spain
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings<br> An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't want/need to work

Personal spending habits

Nightlife:

was more expensive than at home.

Food, Overall, Housing:

was the same price as at home.

Telephone, Travel:

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

It is a good idea to buy a discount card for train trips. It costs about 50€, and it gives you a 50% discount in every train ticket taht you buy. TRAIN TICKETS ARE REALLY EXPENSIVE!!! If you love arts, you can get a Museum card which allows you to enter most museums for free.

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Ainhoa A

ESTE - Deusto, San Sebastian, Spain
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

I think that it is better to discover things by oneself.

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

2

Culture

3

Costs

4

Activities

3

Campus life

2

Party / people

4

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

Try to mix with people from other countries, not just your own language speaker. You have the chance to meet Indonesians, whose culture and lifestyle is completely different. Take advantage of it!

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

2

Final comments

Since you will be living in the middle of Europe, you have good opportunities to travel. Do not waste them!

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Ainhoa A

ESTE - Deusto, San Sebastian, Spain
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

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

none

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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Ainhoa A

ESTE - Deusto, San Sebastian, Spain
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Residence/ halls (The Church)

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: "The Church"

Why?

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

Housing: The "Church" is a halls built inside a church. There are single (expensive) and double rooms. All af them have a considerable size, kitchen and bathroom included. A fantastic place to live in!!! University: The school is quite disorganized. Lots of courses were cancelled and we did not have too much help from the school.

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Ainhoa A

ESTE - Deusto, San Sebastian, Spain
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Travel, Activities: 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 Cool place to go out in Haarlem: Lichtfabriek A cool places to go out in Amsterdam: Bitterzoet You can`t miss the Queen`s day on the 31th April, Amsterdam becames a huge party.

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