Reviews of Universiteit Maastricht (UM) | Netherlands

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Irene S

Universität St. Gallen, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings<br> An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't want/need to work

Personal spending habits

Overall, Nightlife, Travel, Housing:

was more expensive than at home.

Food, 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

none

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Irene S

Universität St. Gallen, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, 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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Irene S

Universität St. Gallen, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

You can't know everything before going, it's a learning experience!

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

2

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

4

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

Courses were quite a lot of work for many students I talked to, so you should be prepared that you can't party all the time if you want to bring home decent grades. Or choose not too many courses!

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

3

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

Definitely visit Amsterdam! Also The Hague, Rotterdam, Cologne and Brussels are not too far and worth a visit!

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Irene S

Universität St. Gallen, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, 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: 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

I love Dutch, it's a very intersting language and not too difficut to learn for German speakers. I also made progress with my English, of course.

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Irene S

Universität St. Gallen, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Guesthouse for exchange students

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: A room exchange

Why?

much cheaper

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

The Guesthouse was good to get to know people, but I think I wouldn't choose it again as it is very expensive and especially I wouldn't choose a double room again.

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