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3.96 / 5 based on 56 reviews
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victoronefifty
Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen, ILS, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Language, Graduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: Bostock, a place where they put away foreigners.
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Bostock
Why?
Despite the overall awfulness of Bostock House, it's great to live together with all the Erasmus students there. You make so many international friends, it's really worth it.
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Personal comments
Key words: dirty room, tiny kitchen, no showers (you can use the facilities at St. Mary's). The warden is always looking for a good reason to throw you out and the cleaning ladies get paid too little to bother about cleaning.
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victoronefifty
Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen, ILS, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Language, Graduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Caffreys, Katy Daly's, The Parlour. Too many places to mention.
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victoronefifty
Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen, ILS, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Language, Graduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
European History is the best course I do.
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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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victoronefifty
Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen, ILS, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Language, 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: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
If you are not a student of Engelsh at your home university, you might find the Irish accent quite difficult, but you'll be ok after a short while.
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victoronefifty
Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen, ILS, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Language, Graduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Go on this way, but find some better accomodation for the Erasmus students, please.
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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
The contact with other international students is absolutely wonderful. Travel around the country as much as you possibly can. Ireland is beautiful and maybe you can even visit Scotland if you have the time.
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victoronefifty
Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen, ILS, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Language, Graduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
Government assistance
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
The food is abnormally expensive. It's like 2 or 3 times as expensive as back in the Netherlands.
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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
Again, the food is awfully expensive. Try to find some 'cheap' supermarkets like LIDL.
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