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Birungi
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Live Band shows, camping nites & Rotary meetings
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Birungi
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Its strongly taken on and must be to any student
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Milena A
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: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Amsterdam is a very international city. nglish is spoken almost everywhere, which makes it hard to learn Dutch.
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Gavin G
Academic
Course recommendations
i found the choice of courses excellent, both varied and stimulating
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
no- the international school was first class
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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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anonymous
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Because life in the Netherlands is a lot more expensive than in Portugal.
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Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
The water from the tap is drinkable. Get a bike. The farther you are from the center, the cheaper things get.
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rossano
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: Did not speak it
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I had the opportunity to learn english. Now I think that I can effort most the situation speaking fluently.
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