Reviews of Universiteit van Amsterdam (UVA) | Netherlands

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Irene V

Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Language, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

Erasmus students take an English level test. If you are good, they let you choose many more courses than the ones you could choose from your home university.

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

Not really, interesting courses. Well organized and lots of resources.

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 V

Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Language, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

Not really, I could handle the new environment pretty well...

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

4

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

2

Party / people

3

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

The campus of the UvA are spread through out the city, be prepared to bike!

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

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

Holland is a small country: you can discover many cities on one day trips. Night life in Amsterdam is great and there are lots of museums, markets, etc. You can also travel in Europe since they are centrally located. Be prepared to go everywhere by bike: rain, snow...doesn't matter! It's really fun :) But most of all, be open minded to learn new things about other cultures and languages.

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Irene V

Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Language, 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: 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: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I had a basic knowledge of Dutch (or Flemish, from Belgium) Although interaction with locals was scarce (even in the classes) I was able to improve my level.

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Irene V

Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Language, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Personal savings

Other sources of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't want/need to work

Personal spending habits

At home I was living with my parents. I had to save the year before going abroad since the Erasmus grant we got from our host university was not very big.

Food, Travel, Overall, Housing:

was more expensive than at home.

Telephone, Nightlife:

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 V

Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Language, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

This way you get to meet many international students.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

We gave our budget but they couldn't find anything within it so either I had to tak what they offered me or find something on my own. Not knowing the city I decided to go with their offer.

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Irene V

Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Language, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Nightlife, Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Rembrandtplein was a square full with bars and night clubs, really nice atmosphere. The museums are free with a year pass in the whole country. Jordan neighboordhood full with original stores.

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