Reviews of Christelijke Agrarische Hogeschool | Netherlands

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Tereza M

Mendelova Zemedelska A Lesnicka Univerzita V Brne, Brno, Czech Republic
Agricultural Economics, Graduate, LLP/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: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

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Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Education in english language was without any problems, but sometimes I missed information in english at school - especially at the beginning when we were not familiar with dutch at all.

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Petr S

Mendelova Zemedelska A Lesnicka Univerzita V Brne, Brno, Czech Republic
Business Studies, Graduate, Independent

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Accommodation price are significantly higher in comparison to my home country. Big amount of money was spent even on traveling. Due to this I was able to see almost the whole BeNeLux

Housing, Telephone, Travel, Overall:

was more expensive than at home.

Nightlife, Food:

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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Petr S

Mendelova Zemedelska A Lesnicka Univerzita V Brne, Brno, Czech Republic
Business Studies, Graduate, Independent

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

meeting fellow-students, staying in touch with local dutch students

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

housing system and quality met my expectations. Well equipped apartments, close to the university

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Diana G

Budapest Corvinus University, Budapest, Hungary
European Studies, Undergraduate, Independent

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

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Educational

Administrative / Institutional

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Personal comments

First it was difficult to study on a foreign-language, but after some weeks I got used to use the English language. I thought it would have been more difficult.

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Magda J

Szkola Glowna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego, Warsaw, Poland
Agricultural Economics, 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: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases

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

Mostly, everybopdy in the Netherlands speaks english, so there was no need to learn Dutch, moreover the course was in eng so you did not have time to do it.

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