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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, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
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Overall
I wish I had known...
It was a bit difficult to open a bank account there, I wish someone would have adviced me about it.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
You are going to learn a lot but you are going to work a lot too. There is a very high level, my opinion is that the knowledges acquired deserve the effort.
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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
Groningen is a town with a lot of student life where you can enjoy a wide offer of leisure and cultural activities, nightlife and lot of fun, but you can also make the most of a high quality education in one of the best european universities.
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Housing
Type of housing: student house
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose:
Why?
Personal comments
What I like the most about living in a big student house was the opportunity of meeting people from all over the world, sharing the common areas and learning other cultures, how to communicate and live together.
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Academic
Course recommendations
Development Studies
Managing International Business Organization (MIBO)
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
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: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I got the First Certificate Exam (Cambridge ESOL) before doing the Erasmus so I could defend myself pretty well in reading, writting and listening. Although I improved my English in those areas too what I improved the most was my speaking. After comming back from The Netherlands I got the Certificate in Advenced English (Cambridge ESOL)
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
I didn't need the telephone because I used the e-mail to communicate with the university and facebook with the other students. The housing was more expensive because I live with my family at home and I don't need to pay anything. I travelled more during the Erasmus because I was in the middle of Europe, near from many interestng places that I wanted to visit.
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Housing, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Nightlife, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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