Reviews of Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen (HAN) | Netherlands

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anucea

Helsinki Polytechnic, Helsinki, Finland
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

in the center, sparks, aspen valley, juicy lucy, chillers, ritzy, manhattan... thursday nights are student party nights

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anucea

Helsinki Polytechnic, Helsinki, Finland
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: sharing apartment with 2 other person

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

it is near school and cheaper

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

none

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anucea

Helsinki Polytechnic, Helsinki, Finland
Business Studies, 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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after:

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 studied in english already at my home institute and had many international friends so the experience was not new to me

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anucea

Helsinki Polytechnic, Helsinki, Finland
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Government assistance

Other sources of funding:

Family<br> Personal savings<br> An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

Personal spending habits

i was calling home, had more freetime than at home so partied more since did not work, shorter distances to travel

Nightlife, Overall, Telephone, Travel:

was more expensive than at home.

Housing, Food:

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

live near school and buy a bicycle, cook at home

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anucea

Helsinki Polytechnic, Helsinki, Finland
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

not really

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

4

Costs

2

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

3

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

go for it!

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

3

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

3

Final comments

keep your mind open for new adventures and enjoy life, meet people

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anucea

Helsinki Polytechnic, Helsinki, Finland
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

there is not a broad selection of choices so it is better to go in earlier stage in studies

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

better resources at school for internet and computer availability

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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