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3.72 / 5 based on 228 reviews
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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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
Personal comments
My favourite bar in Amsterdam: Coco's Outback. In spite of the slogan (lousy food & warm beer) a really nice place to hang out in & watch some football.
Also the student parties in the city are awesome. Meander, dansen bij jansen & atrium. A must if in Amsterdam.
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Good location and possibility to meet other international students. ps. I have returned to the netherlands for a second semester.
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Personal comments
The housing is arranged well, allthough the university and housing company could work more closely together to please the needs of the students.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
No, it was a learning exprience for me.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Get your in-house activities sorted out.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
In my opinion, studying abroad is most of all getting to know yourself and other people from different backgrounds. In Diemen that is very much possible and I recommend it to everyone who is interested in learning about different cultures.
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Academic
Course recommendations
The Projects inholland offers are to be honest, a waste of time. They are very time consuming and one has to do tasks that are not relevant to the subject.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
It wasn't a problem for me to go to The Netherlands as I spoke the language fluently allready.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Food & traveling are cheaper in Holland than in Finalnd, telephone costsand housing are more expensive in Holland.
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Telephone, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
go out on tuesdays and thursdays. Students arrange loads of events especially on thursdays as it is considered to be the students' night out.
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