Reviews of HES Rotterdam | Netherlands

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alejandrocasas

Centro Europeo de Gestión de Empresas ( managed by the Chamb, Madrid, Spain
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Discos Nightown Waterfront Vibes Cafe Dudok ( Delicious cakes) Events World Harbour Festival Summer Carnaval FFWW Parade (Organised by Heineken)

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ivlopezruiz

Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
Business Studies, 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: 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

The communication have been easy because the most of the dutch people can speake english well and even in my university the classes have been given in english.

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Craigli

Shen yang institute of technology, Shen yang, China
Financial Management, Graduate, Independent

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Personal savings

Other sources of funding:

Family

Work opportunities:

I worked during my study abroad experience

Personal spending habits

Apparently, consuming level is so high for me in line with different economies of scales.

Food, Housing, Travel, Telephone, Nightlife, Overall:

was more expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

Managing your life time is the best way to save your costs.

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Ying L

JiLin University, ChangChun City JiLin Province, China
Business Studies, Graduate, Independent

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Personal savings

Other sources of funding:

Other

Work opportunities:

I worked during my study abroad experience

Personal spending habits

I spend les at home, because in the Netherlands my role is education, at home my role is more focuse enjoying my life

Food:

was the same price as at home.

Housing, Travel, Overall, Nightlife, Telephone:

was less expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

I can find high paid part time job

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Ying L

JiLin University, ChangChun City JiLin Province, China
Business Studies, Graduate, 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: 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

I only use English as my communication tool, I do not want to learn Dutch, because there are no so many people to use this language in the world

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anonymous

Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Rotown on friday nights and nighttown on wednesdays. Off corso is a really cool club and Afobaka is a very cheap but nice chinese restaurant.

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