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Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

187 reviews
3.97 / 5 based on 187 reviews
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vernesa
Södertörns Högskola, Stockholm, Sweden
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
Personal spending habits
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Food, Housing, Travel, Overall:
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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vernesa
Södertörns Högskola, Stockholm, Sweden
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
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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
none
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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
Overall
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vernesa
Södertörns Högskola, Stockholm, Sweden
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
How expensive food and housing is...
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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
4
Culture
4
Costs
1
Activities
1
Campus life
4
Party / people
4
Weather / location
3
Personal recommendation
good university, with good location, good developed net for exchange student studies/activities outside the university
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
4
Traveled
4
Improved language skills
4
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
4
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
4
Final comments
- get an appartment long before you come to Amsterdam. The living situation there is as hopeless as the one in Stockholm. Almost impossible to get an appartment. - Be prepared that the quality as far away from good and that you will pay a lot for housing and food -What compensate it all is good communication net for students, excellent nightlife with lot to offer, close to other european countries; I recommend a sailing trip up in north part of Holland which usually is organized by university student board
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vernesa
Södertörns Högskola, Stockholm, Sweden
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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
Level of english language is as known very good in Amsterdam and I didn't have any problems with communication.
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vernesa
Södertörns Högskola, Stockholm, Sweden
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: A room in a kind of hostle
Arranged by: Home university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
Because of better contact with other exchange students
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
Housing was the only thing that could have been better. Costs were too high for quality of living
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vernesa
Södertörns Högskola, Stockholm, Sweden
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
Wherever you go in Amsterdam you will have fun. It just depends what kind of places you find attractive. What I want to say is there is a place for everybody in this city. I loved it!
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