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3.98 / 5 based on 259 reviews
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samisgar
Overall
I wish I had known...
Perhaps to have given more importance to learning foreign languajes
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
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
In general my international student experience have been the best experience of my life
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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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Being in and exchange program was a very usefull experience because I developed myself. I learnt another language and an unknown culture. I knew people for every country and all of Europe. I think this is an incredible experience everybody should have.
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Evgenia K
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
More travelling opportunitites, more social opportunitites, some food is more expensive etc
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Food, Telephone, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Usually buying a bike facilitates travel a lot, but they are often stolen. Otherwise some good travel seasonal passes exist. Try to make copies of textbooks if you really don't need the whole book (for some courses for sure). Investigate budget travel, book early
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Joaquin B
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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Dutch is very difficult and we hadn't enough lessons to improve the level
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anonymous
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Studying was quite intensive,so I spent less time and money on Nightlife.
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Travel, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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lepayne
Academic
Course recommendations
Business ethics was fantastic! Nation and identity was great aswell. Do not ever do Europe calling project honestly, its a bad idea, so many people had bad experiences with it and it just causeda lt of heartache.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Exams should be properly set up - so easy to cheat (not that i did) and speople are allowed to talk etc, just unprofessional really.
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Exams throughout the course
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Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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