Reviews of Noordelijke Hogeschool Leeuwarden (NHL) | Netherlands

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Rafael S

Universidad de Málaga, Malaga, Spain
Communication and Information Sciences, Graduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

NOA or Fire Palace for going out at night and any cafe from beside the principal canal (near to the horse's square).

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Rafael S

Universidad de Málaga, Malaga, Spain
Communication and Information Sciences, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

I would repeat my experience because the best part was sharing house with other students but i would recomend to the housing company to try to improve their services (there is always a problem with any facility in almost every house).

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

I would repeat my experience because the best part was sharing house with other students but i would recomend to the housing company to try to improve their services (there is always a problem with any facility in almost every house).

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Rafael S

Universidad de Málaga, Malaga, Spain
Communication and Information Sciences, 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
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

Everyone has english as a second language, so there isn't any problem if you speak it. Even if you don't, they help you very much.

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Rafael S

Universidad de Málaga, Malaga, Spain
Communication and Information Sciences, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

The courses I was going to do.

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

4

Costs

3

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

2

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

It would be very nice if the offer more courses and english. Although, now everything it's quite good.

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

2

Final comments

Dutch culture it's great, juts try to meet the most people and cities you can and enjoy them.

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Rafael S

Universidad de Málaga, Malaga, Spain
Communication and Information Sciences, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:

Family

Work opportunities:

I didn't want/need to work

Personal spending habits

Overall, Nightlife, Housing, Travel:

was more expensive than at home.

Food, Telephone:

was the same price as 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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Rafael S

Universidad de Málaga, Malaga, Spain
Communication and Information Sciences, Graduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

The most interesting courses are in dutch; the courses for the exchange students are very interesting too, but about general issues.

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

Noordelijke Hogeschool Leeuwarden (NHL)

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