Reviews of Landbouwuniversiteit Wageningen (WAU) | Netherlands

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David T

Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain
Agricultural Sciences, Graduate, Master of science (2 years), one year carried out under ERAS

Student life

Describe host city:

Student life dominates the city

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

The Mexican Canteen, The Vlaamse Huis Events not to be missed, the liberation day on 5th May.

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David T

Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain
Agricultural Sciences, Graduate, Master of science (2 years), one year carried out under ERAS

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Home university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

Because it allows you to meet new people from different countries. Only that makes the day by day contact very interesting, learning always different ways of life and helping to open your mind

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

Everything was fine, except for the price of the rooms. It was hard to afford money to cover the living expenses in Wageningen, and I consider the housing costs the main expenses. In Valencia housing was much cheaper.

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David T

Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain
Agricultural Sciences, Graduate, Master of science (2 years), one year carried out under ERAS

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

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

It was hard at the beginning (0ne month), since I had no fluent english, and no idea of Dutch (dutch students always spoke it between them, then it was difficult the social life). After that time I met more international students (US, Canada) I started a friendship with. So I learnt a lot and after more than one and a half year I could speak fluently with everybody. Therefore my overall language and communication experience has been very positive, since I hope the adquired language use skills adcquired in Wageningen will give me an advantage in getting a job, either in Spain or in other european country.

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David T

Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain
Agricultural Sciences, Graduate, Master of science (2 years), one year carried out under ERAS

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Government assistance<br> An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

I spent less in telephone because there was no need to use it (we could communicate with the excellent network services (internet) I spent more in housing because there wasn´t another option, in spain it is much cheaper. I spent more in travel because i did not want to miss the chance to visit cities and countries nearby, that otherwise are so far away from Spain

Travel, Housing:

was more expensive than at home.

Overall, Nightlife, Food:

was the same price as at home.

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

NO

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David T

Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain
Agricultural Sciences, Graduate, Master of science (2 years), one year carried out under ERAS

Overall

I wish I had known...

The study program of that year

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

2

Costs

2

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

2

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

I´d advise everybody to go, The social life is great, but be prepared, the academic life is hard. You will not have any special treatment only because you are not from there. In Wageningen more than half of the students are international. To study there requires high dedication and motivation.

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

I´d add that is advisable to have a basic knowledge of english when you go there planning to improve it. If so you will learn much faster and will face less difficult situations

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David T

Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain
Agricultural Sciences, Graduate, Master of science (2 years), one year carried out under ERAS

Academic

Course recommendations

Most of them were very good, much better than in my home university. Especially the interaction teacher-students and the quality of the lessons given were much better than in my home university. I´d recommend for next courses to give a better insight about how you could you use what you are learning in them in finding a job, i.e. how to use that knowlelde in real life (outside university)

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

The libraries should keep open more hours, you should be able to study in them if you choose so, instead of studying in the room. It would be an extra choice for students

My opinion of the university assessment

Exams at end of course

Exams throughout the course