Reviews of HES Rotterdam | Netherlands

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carnation365

Foreign language university, Tianjin, China
Business Studies, Graduate, Independent

Overall

I wish I had known...

Before I only knew from some advertisements that 90% of Dutch can speak English. However, I didn't expect that they don't speak English in their daily social life.

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

1

Culture

2

Costs

1

Activities

2

Campus life

1

Party / people

2

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

Improve the quality of administrative management

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

2

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

3

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

2

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

I am in the trouble that it is not easy to find internship and writing thesis basing on internship for a foreign student because I have finished most of academic studies and am going to start internship and thesis writing. Please give me some helpful advice.

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xevi p

Universitat de Vic - Fundaciò Universitària Balmes, Vic, Spain
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

I think it's the best, because you can meet a lot of sutdents there and at the end the friendship is really nice

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

The accomodation was quite small but I had all I needed, so it was Ok

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Jing L

Hohai University, Nanjing, China
Management Science, Graduate, master program

Academic

Course recommendations

courses are pretty good, but the rate of process is a little bit fast.

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

more project than just talking on the class. it's also better to have internship period during whole term.

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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anonymous

Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal
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: 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

It was ok. I didn't leran that much of the language of the host country but i think that if i go back i would be much more ready to learn more and acquired everyday knowledge.

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Sunny W

Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai, Netherlands
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Independent

Housing

Type of housing: dorm not not on campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

Better location, cheaper and better faciities

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

The cost is two high, 250euro but share the room...but good for the newly come student. good place to make a lot of friends:)

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BO W

Jiujiang Financial and Economic college/Jiujiang University, jiujiang,Jiangxi province, China
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Independent

Academic

Course recommendations

the choice of the course can be more fleible as well as the time for students to get credit points. eg. the foreign languages can be chosen by the students freely.

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

My opinion of the university assessment