Reviews of Hogeschool Enschede (HEN) | Netherlands

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Helen O

University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
Music and Musicology, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

How to repair a bike tyre, basic Dutch.

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

4

Costs

3

Activities

3

Campus life

2

Party / people

4

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

A wonderful experience. Teachers who will spend their time happily to help you and a very friendly encouraging atmosphere. Good music facilities and many useful opportunities with the possibility of joining any class you want and workshops. However, generally bad organisation at the college.

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

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

People will always help you if you ask. Try everything once, get a bike and be careful with it - there are sometimes different rules for who has the right of way.

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Helen O

University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
Music and Musicology, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:

Family

Work opportunities:

I worked during my study abroad experience

Personal spending habits

The exchange rate was very good and housing and food were cheaper. I was very involved socialy as I wanted to get the most out of being abroad. Likewise I travelled a lot in order to learn about the country and culture.

Telephone, Travel:

was more expensive than at home.

Nightlife:

was the same price as at home.

Overall, Housing, Food:

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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“The good, the bad and everything else”

Theo v

Netherlands, Undergraduate
Business Studies, 2017

Overall

Saxion takes great pride in improving the university every year. Talking about the buildings, there is absolutely nothing to complain about, the rooms are great, IT Infrastructure is great and the overall style is very pleasant.
Teachers do a good job of teaching practical approaches to business. Although some teacher might not fully fulfill this idea.

Pros

Buildings, Hands-on approach, Rooms, Infrastructure, Location, overall care of the student

Cons

Bureaucracy

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Helen O

University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
Music and Musicology, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: Dutch

Was learning Dutch a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Dutch

How much did you improve your Dutch?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

At first very difficult to learn. I had to push to get any lessons, and the Dutch have a very high level of English which they want to use (either to help you or to improve their English). It was frustrating at first although very rewarding. At the end I felt completely at ease and pretty fluent in social situations and enjoyed learning the language.

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