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Alberto G
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Because the adquisition and standard life levels are different among back home and the host ocuntry.
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Food, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
In the student bank card I did at the Rabobank, is only useful in their cash dispensers.
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Giovanni B
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
I would prefer to live with other students
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Personal comments
Accomodation was clean and close to the centre of Utrecht, with study rooms and big living rooms for meeting and studenst activity.
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Veronika K
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
hehe, in the Netherlands it's pretty easy to communicate in English, almost everyone speaks this language. This makes us foreingers, of course, lazy to learn Dutch ... :)
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Alberto G
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
As in the whole Netherlands, the night life is based on the caffes and clubs all around the city. Specially, Utrecht has a marvellous ambient during the night all week long (Don´t forget that is a student city). Some tips; if you are interested either in technological or jazz music, Netherlands offers you a wide diversity of places. In Utrecht there are magical clubs, as The Tivoli (all kind of music along the week,the best day for me is Thursday) Omelizhing (probably the best after in the city) or Winkel van Sinkel (with cool sessions during the weekend, specially techno with "Club Risk" and some others from around Europe).
If you prefer the caffes, the offer is great, either to eat or just drink a beer outside the caffe, the center is your zone.
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jon a
Ecole de commerce européenne, Bordeaux, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
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: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Yo can have there some Dutch courses! but it's just one hour by week so not enough to really learn the language.Maybe I didn't speak enough with local students.
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Alberto G
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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I think my level of knowledge in the language of instruction has improved a lot after one year reading, writing and working on assignments all year long.
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