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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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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
Personal comments
Swimming pool, R 'n' R club in Amsterdam, dance classes, Irish pub,
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
It is the way I choose to live whilst in employment, and therefore prefered
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Personal comments
I had a private landlord, and except for the shower had all my own facilities
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Distance of travel, to big city, and work related food shopping back home
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Telephone, Nightlife, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Housing, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Erasmus grant was generous
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Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
More clarity about the procedure; especially about getting marks, and finding out the result
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course

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Overall
I wish I had known...
Moe about the difficulties I faced in studying at this level
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Fantastic University town, near Amsterdam, fully enrichened with culture and opportunities to learnt about the Dutch
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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
Host University in Holland was excellent and offered many course in English, which I found particularly unique when I choose the exchange,
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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
It actually accelerated my interest in languages as a whole
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