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4.07 / 5 based on 501 reviews

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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Take one, To the point, Maastricht Jazz festival
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Housing
Type of housing: A room exchange
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
to meet more ecxchange students and socialize with them
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Personal comments
guesthouses are too expensive
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Academic
My academic experiences
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Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
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Overall
I wish I had known...
How to survive to northern european winter!
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
improve the integration with local students and the cooperation amont students
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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
Guesthouse is expensive but the best place to stay to meet other exchange students from all over the world. The city is small but nice and it's in the centre of Europe, travel travel travel!
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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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Learning english in Maastricht depends on the interaction with other international students not only on the studies, because dutch people only speak dutch among themselves, and all the signs etc. are in dutch...
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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
Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Housing, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone, Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items