Reviews of HES Rotterdam | Netherlands

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fanny p

Excelia Business School, La Rochelle, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

you have to choose not many courses because you need to study a lot outside of the school. choose dutch, it is interesting

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

Exams at end of course

Exams throughout the course

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Essays and/or projects throughout the course

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fanny p

Excelia Business School, La Rochelle, France
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: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

in holland, everybody speaks english, it is very good to communicate, but if you want to learn dutch it is more difficult

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thera

Shanda, Shanghai, China
Business Studies, Graduate, Independent

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

It has more private space to do what i want to do.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

It is dirty enough for happy, and it is clean enough for health.

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“Great university with practical teaching methods”

Ivana L

Netherlands, Undergraduate
Business Studies, 2020

Overall

The university is great overall. To begin with, I'm studying business management and I have thoroughly enjoyed the curriculum so far. It consists of various courses, each of which contributes to establishing a decent business foundation in you. The most amazing thing about this university is that all of the teachers are highly successful individuals, who either run or have ran their own businesses beforehand and thus have a lot of practical, real-life knowledge. The campus is also great, as it recently launched a whole new building, which provides a great atmosphere for both studying and socializing with other students. Lastly, the programme schedule is spread out really well across the academic calendar and also there is a good balance between exams and assignments. Having that said, I believe this university is outstanding because it prepares you for real life and is not just based on academic knowledge. I would definitely recommend studying here.

Pros

Amazing network, variety of courses, responsive administration, experienced teaching staff, plethora of assignments, perfect practical knowledge

Cons

Sometimes lack organization whatsoever, sometimes lectures get cancelled

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marousek

University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison, United States
Management Science, Undergraduate, Independent

Overall

I wish I had known...

Some of the paperwork that needed to be done was terribly organized by the school. The school is great but some parts of the administration had huge problems.

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

2

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

Go for it, it's the best international ewxperience out there, just plant your foot down when dealing with some of the administration, they are really unhappy in their jobs.

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

2

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

Like I said before, it is a great school with some of the organisation that sucks. It is sometimes like government, very bureaucratic and some of the higher up in administration are very stuck up and distance themselves from the students. Many teachers are awesome and incredibly smart though and with huge deal if international experience to give to the students.

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