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Rijksuniversiteit Groningen

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4.12 / 5 based on 399 reviews
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Clara E
Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain
Economics, Graduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
none
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Clara E
Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain
Economics, Graduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
Because is the best way to meet more new people from different places.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
A bit expensive and far away. But very fun being with people from all over the world.
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Clara E
Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain
Economics, Graduate, Erasmus
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: Did not speak it
My level after: Did not speak it
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
I wasn't interested in learning dutch but this wasn't a barrier to communicate with anybody, because everybody spoke english.
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Clara E
Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain
Economics, Graduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
A private grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Beucase Spain is one of the cheapest country in the EU, so everything is expensive for me.
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
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
Go shopping food to Lidl.
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Clara E
Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain
Economics, Graduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
Some more english. But I learned it fast!!!
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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
4
Costs
1
Activities
4
Campus life
3
Party / people
4
Weather / location
2
Personal recommendation
Go and enjoy ;)
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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
The only thing that is a bit difficult is getting a room, start looking for it like 4 months before going (at least) it all goes through the Houssing Office.
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Clara E
Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain
Economics, 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