242 reviews
3.72 / 5 based on 242 reviews
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brieuc2000
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Amsterdam is amazing
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Nicolas C
Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
take care with drugs outside the campus
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
The Netherlands are realy great to visit
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audegaffajoli
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
The housing accommodated by the school is really expensive, food too, but flowers are cheap
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Food, Housing, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
buy stolen bikes :) and get stolen the day afterwards but it's still cheaper than buses-trams-underground
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Ytima
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Local language was: Different than language of instruction
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Was learning the local language a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language
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
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Almost everybody speaks English so it was quite easy to get by. I was pleased to learn Dutch and it was also a great opportunity to learn or improve other languages with the other international students.
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Jing L
Hohai University, Nanjing, China
Management Science, Graduate, master program
Housing
Type of housing: I rent a room.
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
prefer living with friends shared the same apartment
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Personal comments
the first half year, i rent room from school, it was expensive and far away from school. and the room was shared with another person.
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Amity C
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Local language was: Different than language of instruction
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Was learning the local language a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language
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
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
In The Netherlands, it is very easy to get by with English. However, the locals really appreciate it when you make the effort to speak their language. Dutch is also very interesting to learn.
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