Reviews of Larenstein | Netherlands

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Aleydac C

Universidad Nacional, Bogota, Colombia
Agricultural Economics, Graduate, Nuffic

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

i miss a lot the social life in deventer, my favorite pub is "de joffer" and i went with all my friends there.

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Aleydac C

Universidad Nacional, Bogota, Colombia
Agricultural Economics, Graduate, Nuffic

Housing

Type of housing: A room exchange

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

It is more confortable and make people feel more at home

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

It miss some important points for the comfor of the students, as internet and a meeting please were people can exchange with others

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Aleydac C

Universidad Nacional, Bogota, Colombia
Agricultural Economics, Graduate, Nuffic

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Other

Other sources of funding:

Other

Work opportunities:

It was not legal for me to work

Personal spending habits

becuase Europe is much more expensive than Colombia

Food, Travel, Nightlife, Telephone, Overall, Housing:

was more expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

control the trips and nigth life.

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Aleydac C

Universidad Nacional, Bogota, Colombia
Agricultural Economics, Graduate, Nuffic

Academic

Course recommendations

My program was new and still needed some organization.

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

mi program needed more coordination and attemption

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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Aleydac C

Universidad Nacional, Bogota, Colombia
Agricultural Economics, Graduate, Nuffic

Overall

I wish I had known...

tha i was not going to study with people from the host country.

In my opinion:

I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

4

Costs

1

Activities

1

Campus life

1

Party / people

3

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

Put more atention to the new courses

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

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

Be open mind!!!

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Aleydac C

Universidad Nacional, Bogota, Colombia
Agricultural Economics, Graduate, Nuffic

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: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

It was difficult because there were many kinds of english, specially the african english, but with the time i could understand and enjoy the differences.

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