Reviews of Ichthus Hogeschool | Netherlands

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Hilde P

Erasmushogeschool Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
Marketing and Sales Management, 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: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Although I was in the Netherlands and my mother tongue is Dutch, I almost never spoke it because most of my time I spent with the international students.

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Hilde P

Erasmushogeschool Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Food, Telephone, Travel, Overall:

was more expensive than at home.

Nightlife, Housing:

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

none

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Hilde P

Erasmushogeschool Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

Not really, no.

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

1

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

4

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

You are in a small classes with other international students.

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

Became familiar with another culture

1

Traveled

2

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

I really liked studying at Ichthus. Although the location is not super, the other international students made up for it.

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Hilde P

Erasmushogeschool Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

Although the courses were very different from the ones at my home university, they discussed other aspects of the field of communication which was very interesting.

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

none

My opinion of the university assessment