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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I would arange it myself, because it was arranged pretty bad.
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Personal comments
When we arrived at the accomodation it was a big mess, we had to clean for hours, there were almost no chairs, beds and cooking stuff.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
You can't compare to the Netherlands, there aren't that much clubs were you can enjoy music. DJ's were bad and the music was old. Sorry...
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Academic
Course recommendations
Be sure it is arranged well and you will fit in the group. In our case, we came in the middle of several courses, eg. Finnish, this was already going for 8 weeks, so no course for us.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Arrange it yourself, don't let your teachers at your home institute arrange it. They don't know the situation...
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Well, first try to find another. Or arrange it well yourself.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
Be prepared. Ask former international students about their experiences.
Save money before going to a foreign country.
Have fun!!!
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
An ERASMUS grant
Other
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
It was an expensive time. Because your not at home you will spent more. And overall it was more expansive too.
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Food, Telephone, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Urn a lot of money before you go to another country. And don't buy a cheap ticket, they will screw you. You will have to pay a lot of money if your lugage is too heavy.
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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
My English improved a lot. It was nice to stay in another country for 4 months...
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