Reviews of Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN) | Netherlands

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karin h

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Student life dominates the city

Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

night spot - grote markt events - organized by wings organisation best places outside groningen -den haag, delft, rotterdam, scheveningen

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karin h

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: international studenthouse

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: international studenthouse

Why?

to meet people from different cultures

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

for me the studenthouse was perfect

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karin h

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

That its not possible to stay in Groningen without a bike

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

3

Costs

1

Activities

3

Campus life

2

Party / people

4

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

its an university with a very good reputation; Courses are hard but really interesting; a lot of group work to do as well

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

registration for wings is very useful (student organisation) - they organise trips, activities, help with university to travel: buy a reduction card at the train station; very cheap and you can take 3 more people with you for half price housing: its not easy to find accomodation in groningen - reserve as soon as possible a room in a studenthouse

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karin h

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

lot of group work to do; books are much more expensive than at home university; really interesting courses offered

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

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karin h

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Economics, Undergraduate, 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: At ease in most situations
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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

learned dutch in one semester; similar to german and easy; did 2 language courses at the talencentrum

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karin h

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Personal savings

Other sources of funding:

Family<br> Personal savings<br> Government assistance<br> An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

housing was much more expensive than at home and i spent money for travelling because for me its important to get to know the country where I study

Travel, Housing:

was more expensive than at home.

Food, Overall:

was the same price as at home.

Nightlife, Telephone:

was less expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

books for university are much more expensive

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