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Universiteit van Amsterdam (UVA)

481 reviews
4.08 / 5 based on 481 reviews
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stifou
HEC Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
A lot of changes in the schedule and a few classes cancelled
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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
Less changes in the schedule. No cancellation of classes
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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
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stifou
HEC Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
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
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
Everyone speaks very well the language of instruction so communication was easy
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stifou
HEC Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
No
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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
2
Activities
3
Campus life
2
Party / people
4
Weather / location
2
Personal recommendation
In general good but the organization (schedule of classes) could be improved
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
4
Traveled
3
Improved language skills
3
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
3
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
3
Final comments
It was a great experience! I really met a lot of wonderful people from all around the world! I really recommend this experience to anyone!
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stifou
HEC Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
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
My rent was much more expensive and the disco was also more expensive than in my home country
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Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
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
No
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stifou
HEC Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: room in a studenthouse downtown
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: room in studenthouse downtown
Why?
Good location. Integrated in city dailylife
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
It is a new building so everything was clean and in order. But the building has no commonroom.Everyone has his own little flat so it is not very social! But the building is very well located!
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stifou
HEC Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
To go dancing: Melkweg, Paradiso, a lot of nice cafes: Kriterion, Koosje, de Balie, Ebelling and a lot of jazzcafe: Bimhuis
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