Reviews of NHH (NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICSNHH) | Norway

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anonymous

Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Management Science, Graduate, CEMS

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Share a house with local students

Why?

As an exchange student, it is very easy NOT to get acquainted to locals (only to other exchange students).

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

It's fun, it's nice, but it is not an authentic live-in-Norway-experience. The campus is a world in itself.

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anonymous

Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Management Science, Graduate, CEMS

Student life

Describe host city:

Student life dominates the city

Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

A winner for outdoor freaks. Beautiful climbing, sailing, skiing, mountain hiking, swimming, you name it. A frustratingly small and boring place for night-life and mall lovers.

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anonymous

Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Management Science, Graduate, CEMS

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Personal savings

Other sources of funding:

An ERASMUS grant<br> Other

Work opportunities:

I didn't want/need to work

Personal spending habits

What to say? Trade regimes, farmer lobby, exchange rates. But also utilising my exchange semester to the max: traveling, going out more.

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

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

Count on substantial expenses or stay in your room, live on knackebrød, do not drink, do not travel.

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anonymous

Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Management Science, Graduate, CEMS

Academic

Course recommendations

Great chance to broaden your scope: pick Chinese Economy and other non-mainstream courses.

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 first question people ask after the exam is: How many pages did you write? Apparently, you are supposed to write down everything you know that is vaguely related to the question asked. The ability of anwering brief and to the point seems to fit more with what is desirable in business life.

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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anonymous

Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Management Science, Graduate, CEMS

Overall

I wish I had known...

That I would not leave and work here instead! I would have brought more stuff right away and taken good time for lots of goodbye hugs.

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

2

Culture

4

Costs

1

Activities

3

Campus life

2

Party / people

3

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

NHH should try to merge more profoundly activities and courses (incl. teamwork) for international and local students.

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

Became familiar with another culture

2

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

Do not, I repeat do not get caught in the 'golden triangle', i.e. campus - NHH - supermarket. Some rarely ever manage to get their way out of it.

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anonymous

Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Management Science, Graduate, CEMS

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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
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

I stayed on after my study period (to work) and only then started to learn Norwegian. Speaking the language is a great advantage in submerging in the pleasant culture. Although nearly everyone is fluent in English, they tend to speak Norwegian to each other, even if foreign friends are present.

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