Reviews of Tilburg University (KUB) | Netherlands

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Sabine M

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Student life dominates the city

Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

none

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Sabine M

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

close to university

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

costs are to high, it is very noisy (17 students live together at one floor)

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Sabine M

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

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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Sabine M

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Graduate, 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations

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

Dutch people have a good knowledge of English which can be very helpful. The problem is that it isn't possible to hear English the whole day because Dutch is the first language in the Netherlands and so the learning effect is lower. There are a lot of exchange students in Tilburg which makes communication very interesting and after some time your explanation skills improve automatically.

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Sabine M

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

Dutch people are 'bikemaniacs'.

In my opinion:

I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

2

Costs

3

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

Everything at this university is well-organized so that you will never feel lost especially at the beginning of your stay. It is very easy to find friends from all over the world because of the high number of exchange students there.

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

2

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

Amsterdam is the most beautiful city in the Netherlands - you have to go there! Be careful of the housing organistion Wonenbreburg. A lot of my friends and also I had problems during my stay concerning extension of the contract or payment.

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Sabine M

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Personal savings

Other sources of funding:

Family<br> An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

travel: because I wanted to visit nice towns which are located very close to Tilburg. telephone: I used the internet to stay into contact with friends in my home country.

Travel, Housing:

was more expensive than at home.

Nightlife, Food, Overall:

was the same price as at home.

Telephone:

was less expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books