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3.75 / 5 based on 150 reviews
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anonymous
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
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
in the netherlands almost all the people (young and old people)can speak a really good english, so it's really easy to live there, and because they all speak english is really hard to learn and practis their language.
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Mattias J
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
it used to be cheaper than Sweden, but this has changed the last 2 years.
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Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Housing, Nightlife, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Buy a discount-card for NS (the railway)
Each lunch at the mensa. Billy Bear at Beestemarkt offered great "all you could eat" for around 18f
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Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
students assosations are strong, but for this reasons students are separated in clubs strictly related to their faculty, so students that belongs to different faculty don't share life and experiences!
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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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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
Prepare yourself to work hard. experience all the opportunities the beast way. Get along with the professors and coordinators. Use the library! And all the facilities.
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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
Its easy to traver because we're in the center of Europe. Nevertheless it can be quite expensive. It's not easy to save money. Ask for help when need it. Use the student facilitie center and councelers. Go to exchange parties and to faculty cafes. Don't miss the dutch experience!
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Mattias J
Housing
Type of housing: A room exchange
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: A room exchange
Why?
Personal comments
My home university forgot to send my application for a room, so I got one far off. It was small and dirty, but the people living there were great, which outweights the other aspects
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anonymous
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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I started a dutch course which I could not complete because of lack of time. I learned some sentences. I had no problems with the language with instruction.
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