Reviews of HES Rotterdam | Netherlands

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ivlopezruiz

Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Because if you are in the center of Europe is easier to travel than if you are in the south of Spain

Travel, Housing, Telephone, Overall:

was more expensive than at home.

Food, Nightlife:

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

No,I didn't have any special surprise in my financial issues

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kaoru

Tongji University, Shanghai, 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: 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

i am a native chinese speaker . i can speak english & japanese and i am studying dutch, so i have more opportunities to have in-depth talk with forein people.

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Tristan L

Shanghai University of Foreign Trade, Shanghai, China
Business Studies, Graduate, Independent

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Almost all local students can speak English. It is not difficult for new comers who come from other countries to develop active communication with each other.

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jaffresjb

Ecole de Managenent de bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
Business Studies, Graduate, CEMS

Overall

I wish I had known...

I wish to have known more about the Netherlands and its language.

In my opinion:

I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

2

Costs

2

Activities

2

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

Its a good business school but don't be afraid if they are disorganized

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

3

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

Overall it was a good experience concerning my studies but mostly for the people met.

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jaffresjb

Ecole de Managenent de bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
Business Studies, Graduate, CEMS

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: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I had no^problems when I arrived there as I already spoke english. The only part where I had difficulties was learning the dutch language.

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anonymous

Excelia Business School, La Rochelle, France
Business Studies, Graduate, Independent

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

Travel, Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Night Town: good place for concert. De Dijk: nice pub close to my plce, happy hour every thursday 23 to 0. Murphy: irish pub. Riefer.

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