Reviews of Landbouwuniversiteit Wageningen (WAU) | Netherlands

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Ana R

Universidade De Évora, Evora, Portugal
Agricultural Sciences, Graduate, Independent

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

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

English is a well spoken language by dutch citizens, therefore learning Netherlands is not really necessary. In the university, english was also the commom language for all international students, so communication was easy both at academic and at everyday life level.

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Ana R

Universidade De Évora, Evora, Portugal
Agricultural Sciences, Graduate, Independent

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

none

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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Ana R

Universidade De Évora, Evora, Portugal
Agricultural Sciences, Graduate, Independent

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Other

Other sources of funding:

Other

Work opportunities:

I worked during my study abroad experience

Personal spending habits

Food, Telephone, Overall, Housing:

was the same price as at home.

Travel, Nightlife:

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

none

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Ana R

Universidade De Évora, Evora, Portugal
Agricultural Sciences, Graduate, Independent

Overall

I wish I had known...

No. I had a wonderfull experience.

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

2

Costs

3

Activities

3

Campus life

2

Party / people

2

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

Wageningen University is one of the top universities in agricultural themes. There are plenty opportunities to learn and develop skills and the teaching method is quite good for international students, as most courses are tailer made.

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

3

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

Use all free time to travel around! If you look properly, it´s easy to find cheap tickets to many different destinations. Learn just some basic dutch. Sometimes it´s usefull and people there appreciate it!

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