Reviews of Hanzehogeschool, Hogeschool van Groningen | Netherlands

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DEMAY R

Université de Paris - Val de Marne (Paris XII), Paris, France
Engineering, Technology, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

no

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

2

Culture

4

Costs

3

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

4

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

They should give more courses.

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

It was a lovely ant interesting year, with lot of meetings. I would like to do an other one, but we can do only one time the ERASMUS program and it s a shame.

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anjamadsen

Esbjerg Handelsskole, Esbjerg, Denmark
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: 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Everybody speaks English but with out speaking Dutch it is not easy to find a desent job

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SANDRA P

Institut Franco-Américain de Management, Paris, France
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Independent

Overall

I wish I had known...

THAT I COULD MANAGE IN ENGLISH SO EASILY.

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

3

Costs

4

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

YOU NEED TO WANT TO HAVE A TRUE INTERNATIONAL STUDY EXPERIENCE

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

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

HAVE FUN

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Katia H

Fachhochschule Osnabrück, Osnabrueck, Germany
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Independent

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

none

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

coz most of my friends live in germany and visiting as well as calling is more expensive

Overall, Telephone, Travel:

was more expensive than at home.

Food, Nightlife:

was the same price as at home.

Housing:

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

none

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anonymous

National Central University, Chung-Li, Taiwan
Business Studies, Graduate, Master Degree

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 English?

My level before:
My level after:

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before:
My level after:

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

English is useful here except to talk with low level workers. ex:bike shop, supermarket.

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Silvia C

Universidad del País Vasco, San Sebastian, Spain
Engineering, Mechanical, Undergraduate, Erasmus

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 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 didn't learn dutch. But I really improve my english. Everybody speak english fluently.

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