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Universiteit Maastricht (UM)

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4.07 / 5 based on 501 reviews
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Emanuele P
Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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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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Emanuele P
Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: A room exchange
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
Because it's much easier to find people to spend time with. this is the main goal of each erasmus student.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
Dutch are serious and reliable. Everything has a cost, so if you decide to live there alone, becauseyou need your space or simply because you don't want to share your privacy with someone else, then it becomes expensive.
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Emanuele P
Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
Personal spending habits
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Telephone, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Nightlife, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
none
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Emanuele P
Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
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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
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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
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Emanuele P
Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
Bring my own umberella and bike chain.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
4
Culture
3
Costs
3
Activities
3
Campus life
3
Party / people
3
Weather / location
1
Personal recommendation
It's great, extremely well organized in every activity, from the beginning with the welcome day till the end.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
3
Traveled
4
Improved language skills
4
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
4
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
4
Final comments
No particular advice or suggestions.
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Emanuele P
Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
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:
My level after:
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
dutch is not worth it to spend a lot of time on it. On the contrary they speak an excellent English, which of course enabled me to further improve my language skills.
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