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

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sir_holland

Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand
Engineering, Civil, Graduate, MSc

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

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

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Bumpers, Jules, "O", etc.

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sir_holland

Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand
Engineering, Civil, Graduate, MSc

Housing

Type of housing: Domitory

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: same

Why?

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

Acceptable room space with wireless internet connection. Clean kitchen with complete tools. Many friends and parties. Supreme friendly environment. Kind, helpful and understanding warden, Mr. Aart. Very near to the school, park, and shopping area (walking range). Safe location. Reasonable price. Couldn't ask for more!!!

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sir_holland

Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand
Engineering, Civil, Graduate, MSc

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Family

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Food:

was more expensive than at home.

Housing, Nightlife:

was the same price as at home.

Overall, Travel, Telephone:

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

Costs of living here is of course more than in my country, but nevertheless still much less than what I experienced in England. Tips for new asian students: Becareful the price for MVV card has increased again. And I hope you save some money to explore Europe in the weekends or hollidays.

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sir_holland

Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand
Engineering, Civil, Graduate, MSc

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

Good combination between academic and funs.

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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sir_holland

Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand
Engineering, Civil, Graduate, MSc

Overall

I wish I had known...

Dutch language is not that easy. I don't have to bring many food with me as it's not difficult to find many ingredients to cook thai dishes.

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

3

Costs

4

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

Umm... how about less tuition fee? Alreayd cheap in my view, though.

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

3

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

For asian students, instead of going back home in Christmas or summer, try to travel to other parts of Europe. You'll love Amsterdam and Maastrich. Visit Na Siam Thai restuarant (tel: +31204210505) in Amsterdam for the best meal of memory.

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sir_holland

Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand
Engineering, Civil, Graduate, MSc

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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
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: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

All Dutch speak very good english, although it is quite annoying to tell every shop keeper that I don't speak dutch. My english has improved a lot since I came here.

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