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3.75 / 5 based on 150 reviews
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Housing
Type of housing: A room exchange
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I would choose an apartament because now I'm not a student, and I prefear to preserv my privacy.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
The fire summer festival (june). wonderful restaurants along the canals! jazz festival in august!
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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
continue to host inernational students, it's wonderfull!
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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
nice living, nice studing, nice travelling, happy people, a little expensive, but just do it!
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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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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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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
restaurants are very expensive, and train tikets are expensive as well.
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Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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