Reviews of Avans University of Applied Science | Netherlands

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Baptiste l

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Financial Management, Graduate, 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

we had to communicate a lot, so I improved my skills very fast

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itellerigar

ESTE - Deusto, San Sebastian, Spain
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

Nothing

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

3

Costs

2

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

3

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

The university should organize more activities for the students.

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

2

Improved language skills

4

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

Just, go there and live the experience.

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Gabriella S

Külkereskedelmi Fõiskola, Budapest, Hungary
Financial Management, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

The rooms provided by the school are pretty good.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

I lived in a big house close to the center and to the school either. Five people lived there from five different countries, that i liked a lot. Our neighbours were students from the school so the atmosphere was very good.

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Yi J

Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai, China
Business Studies, Graduate, Independent

Overall

I wish I had known...

the educational systems, and the capability for graduated student to find local job.

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

2

Costs

4

Activities

3

Campus life

2

Party / people

3

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

More concern for students!!

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

3

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

The overall experience is nice. Experienced what I could not in my home country. It really worth.

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Borja R

ESTE - Deusto, San Sebastian, Spain
Business Studies, Graduate, 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

The language experience was nice, because it provided me a deeper knowledge, specially a higher speaking fluency. I have no problems of comunication during the experience and despite the English is not the lenguage in Netherlands almost all the people speak it fluency.

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