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3.99 / 5 based on 285 reviews
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serhat s
mugla university, mugla, Turkey
Education, Graduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
we have two restaurants but unfortunatelly I m not a good cooker. I think there are big differences between turkey and holland about food prices. And than a student can easily rent a flat with 100 euro for a mount. travel prices and nightlife are expensive in my country. railway system is awesome in holland and europe.
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Nightlife, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Overall, Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Housing, Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
maybe you know I give my rent with delay. It was horrible. my family sent me my money but I couldn't take it easily. And I will not forget, When I was coming back to Turkey I had only 50 cent. :)
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tomwest
Overall
I wish I had known...
I think you can go to a place knowing to much. Then i ask is it worth going there? There is less to discover.
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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
The university is very nice, smaller than i am familiar with. Teaching is with smaller groups, so its a little like going back to school. Nice for a change! As for the content, its good to get a new teaching perspective.
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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
Go there with an open mind and you won't be disappointed. Those who spent too long moaning about what was wrong and what was better about where they were from didn't get as much from the experience as those who choose to enjoy what the place they were in had to offer. The best experience of all is meeting people, lots of very interesting people from all over Europe and beyond. That's what it is all about because when we are at home we are not encouraged, through not being a necessity more than anything, to interact with people with different beliefs and ideals. Now i have a number of very close friends that i would not have had if i had chosen not to go. More to the point i hope i learned something from all of them.
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Maren S
Overall
I wish I had known...
Information about the cources
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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
Invest more money on facility equipment.
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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
Arnhem is quite close to Amsterdam and other nice places. It is easy to get to know people. People in Netherlands are friendly and open minded.
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David H
Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Improve facilities: librairy and computers.
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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
If you can have a laptop before coming it could be a very good thing... Not a lot of computers are available in the school (especially connected to Internet) .
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naeem e
university of the western cape, cape town, South Africa
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Housing
Type of housing: A room exchange
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: A room exchange
Why?
aside from the satisfactory conditions mentioned above, living with other students proved to be an educational experience in itself, as relating to personal growth and life.
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Personal comments
accommodation options varied between room exchange and apartment houses. both types of facilities proved to be quite favourable, with advantages and disadvantages in both. students were allocated to accommodation types without choice or request though. overall, it was a pleasant experience though.
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naeem e
university of the western cape, cape town, South Africa
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?
No, it wasn't.
Was learning the local language a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language
How much did you improve your the local language?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
the language of instruction was english although local students were instructed in their native tongue. i was at ease with the local language as i speak afrikaans, a derivative from primitive dutch. most of the words currently used in dutch are the same as in afrikaans, so communication was not a problem at all. it proved, however, to be equally difficult to get a proper grasp of the language as i am accustomed to grammar used in afrikaans.
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