Reviews of Universiteit Maastricht (UM) | Netherlands

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Alexander T

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Student life dominates the city

Nightlife, Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Highlander, Twee Heeren, Meta, De Allah, Shamrock and Backstage are the most popular spots during the night. The kitchen parties in the guesthouse UM are also legendary!

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Alexander T

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Guesthouse of the Universiteit Maastricht

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Guesthouse of the Universiteit Maastricht

Why?

Because even though the prices for the rooms are quite high the social aspect of living close to a lot of other exchange students is only given when living in the guesthouse. Otherwise it is far more difficult to get to know other people.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

Great atmosphere among exchange students, good leisure time facilities (Tennis courts, ...) but housing prices in the Netherlands are generally higher compared to Austria and the management of the guesthouse knows that exchange students are dependent on their services.

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Alexander T

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings<br> Other

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Well housing is generally a little bit more expensive in the Netherlands. When it comes to food it depends on the quality you chose. Expenditures for travelling are higher as most of the exchange students try to travel as much as possible during week ends! Compared to the very costly Clubs in Vienna and the prices for drinks in the city center of Vienna in general - going out in Maastricht is cheaper than in Vienna.

Telephone, Travel, Housing, Overall:

was more expensive than at home.

Food:

was the same price as at home.

Nightlife:

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

Exchange semesters are generally expensive but in most of the cases worth the financial burden, as the experiences you gain are unforgettable and priceless.

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Alexander T

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

The level of the courses is very high! Very good language skills are crucial to follow the courses without major problems and a realistic chance to pass the exams. Furthermore exchange students have the same rights and duties as regular students, so there is absolutely NO "exchange student" bonus! But the quality of the courses is very good and most of the contents are 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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Alexander T

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

No. The preparation for the exchange semester was substantial and detailed.

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

4

Costs

3

Activities

3

Campus life

4

Party / people

4

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

The Universiteit Maastricht is the best university for (international) business administration in the Netherlands and one of the best in Europe. You will learn a lot of interesting things, but you have to work hard and more important regularly!

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

3

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

Go there, find out and enjoy your stay! It's worth the experience! I never expected the exchange experience being so great! Always remember it's all about the international community!

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Alexander T

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Marketing and Sales Management, 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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Nearly everybody is fluent in English in the Netherlands, so communication is no problem at all. Due to the fact that exchange students from all over the world spend their semester or year abroad in Maastricht and the cohesion between exchange students is generally very high I had a lot of opportunities to practice Spanish and French as well! When coming back to Austria I got really used to speaking English, Spanish and French with different groups of people.

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