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Noordelijke Hogeschool Leeuwarden (NHL)

185 reviews
3.52 / 5 based on 185 reviews
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JOAN G
Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
none
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JOAN G
Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
Even with not so good housing conditions it has been really nice to live with so many people
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
The housing office that work with this university is not really nice
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JOAN G
Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
Housing conditions
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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
3
Weather / location
3
Personal recommendation
Keep on interacting with the students
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
3
Traveled
4
Improved language skills
3
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
4
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
3
Advanced my studies & career
3
Final comments
I´ve been 10 months in Leeuwarden, north of Netherlands. It is not a huge community but it´s nice and fun.
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JOAN G
Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
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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
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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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JOAN G
Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain
Business Studies, Graduate, 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: 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
I´ve studied in the Netherlands but the instruction language has been English. I didn´t know any Dutch as I do know. English has improved a lot. Specially vocabulary and sentence structure.
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JOAN G
Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family<br> An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
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Food, Housing, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
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
If you are going to Holland and you expect to use the train: buy the discount card (40% discount)
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