Reviews of Hogeschool Holland | Netherlands

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anonymous

Mercuria Business School, Vantaa, Finland
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

That there are no activities arranged by the school and that there are no aditional courses to choose from.

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

1

Culture

2

Costs

2

Activities

4

Campus life

4

Party / people

4

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

The student life is great the academic not!

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

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

2

Final comments

Fun! (But didn't learn much)

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emanuele

Università Degli Studi Di Roma - Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Accountancy, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

yea, the English!

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

4

Costs

1

Activities

1

Campus life

1

Party / people

2

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

try to make the exchange students meeting the local students

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

2

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

I don't know what can I write here

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Daiva B

Espoon - Vantaan Ammattikorkeakoulu, Vantaa, Finland
Business Studies, Undergraduate, ERASMUS Double Degree Program

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Other

Other sources of funding:

Family<br> Other

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Most of the essential things in Amsterdam were cheaper than in Finland, e.g. food. Student housing in Amsterdam was twice more expensive than in Finland, eventhough the quality was much worse. These were the major differences in costs.

Housing:

was more expensive than at home.

Travel, Nightlife, Telephone:

was the same price as at home.

Food, Overall:

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

If you want to open a bank account in the Netherlands, you need to get a social security number. To get that you need to register. So it was quite a lot of trouble for that and I decided not to get a bank account. Cash from foreign banks can only be drawn from cash dispensers, it is not possible to pay with the foreign card in shops.

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