Reviews of Tilburg University (KUB) | Netherlands

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Wojciech W

The Poznañ University of Economics, Poznan, Poland
Management Information Systems, Graduate, Scholarship

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: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Everybody speaks English, so it is really easy to communicate, you can learn Dutch only if you want and have enought time and you are motivated.

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Wojciech W

The Poznañ University of Economics, Poznan, Poland
Management Information Systems, Graduate, Scholarship

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Other

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings<br> Other

Work opportunities:

It was not legal for me to work

Personal spending habits

Simply because the cost of living are higher than in my home country (Poland)

Housing, Travel, Nightlife, Food, Overall:

was more expensive than at home.

Telephone:

was the same price as at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

It is worth to buy a railway discount card which costs 100 guilders, but if you want to travel you will save huge amounts of money (gives you 40% of reduction)

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Wojciech W

The Poznañ University of Economics, Poznan, Poland
Management Information Systems, Graduate, Scholarship

Academic

Course recommendations

Hard to recommend courses, but certainly everyone will find something interesting.

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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Wojciech W

The Poznañ University of Economics, Poznan, Poland
Management Information Systems, Graduate, Scholarship

Overall

I wish I had known...

That the weather can be in autumn and winter really annoying (it rains a lot, high humidity)

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

3

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

2

Party / people

3

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

Pretty good, best in Europe Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, good place for a basis to travel around Europe

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

Do not hesitate, city name maybe is not known, but you will not regret coming here.

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Wojciech W

The Poznañ University of Economics, Poznan, Poland
Management Information Systems, Graduate, Scholarship

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

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

Some nice clubs in the city centre, if you only can gather a group of people you will not be bored.

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Wojciech W

The Poznañ University of Economics, Poznan, Poland
Management Information Systems, Graduate, Scholarship

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

The most exciting thing was to live with 16 other international students, simply social live, possibility to make friends were the most important factors why I consider it a good place to live.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

Pretty good arranged, but there were two drawbacks: 1. I had to sign my contract with company WonenMiddenBrabant, which provides accommodation for foreign students on behalf of the university prior to see the room I was renting. They also arrange rooms for students outside the campus, so if you are not lucky, you will have to stay all period away from the campus. 2. The costs were much higher than for Dutch students for the same or even slightly worse type of accommodation, in my opinion too high. But overall it was pretty OK.

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