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4.12 / 5 based on 399 reviews
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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 both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
For international students, best pubs are Sally's, Enzo. But if you want to meet local student, go to Molly's.
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Because leaving in an hous makes more independant
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Personal comments
Housing at this University was great because we were in big houses with a lot of international students. It made us possible to be in contact with a lot of people from very different cultures.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
I wish I had known more about the dutch mentality and history. It would have been better to discover the country.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
This University should inform more international students about the way they work with the e-learning, because most of them are not used to it at all.
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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
I recommend to live in an international house, not too far from the city center. It is also very important to buy a bikre if you study in Groningen because it is very convenient.
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Academic
Course recommendations
It is very important to check the University Intranet very frequently.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Teacher should be more in relation with students. They put all the tasks on the Intranet but there is little contact between teachers and students.
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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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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: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I did not learn dutch but in the Netherlands eveybody speaks English.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
I travelled a lot in the Netherlands, that's why Is pent more than at home.
Housing in much cheap than in Paris. And telephone in very cheap in the Netherlands for the national communications.
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Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Nightlife, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone, Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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