Reviews of Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen (HAN) | Netherlands

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David H

MBS, Montpellier, 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: At ease in most situations
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 improve my english for sure. In fact we evolve in an international progamm with just foreign students from all over the world. Consequently we always speak english ( and not Dutch).

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Jalal Z

Burgundy School of Business, Dijon, France
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

the age of majority of students and the main activities proposed by the university

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

3

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

2

Party / people

2

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

stop making exchange students pay every thing... have a better cantine and less expensive

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

2

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

2

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

Overall satisfying but could be better if we were in interaction with local students...

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anonymous

MBS, Montpellier, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

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

as no one was speaking French and I had some bad comments about french culture, i had to struggle a bit. after several times it was alright, dutch people were more interactive.

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Dipesh M

De Montfort University, Leicester, United Kingdom
Business Studies, Undergraduate, EU Socrates programme

Overall

I wish I had known...

Dutch trains are very strict. Make sure u purchase a Korting/Discount card, it get u 40% discount.

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

It is a great University.

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

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

Purchase a Train Discount card, try to learn the language, try something new, u may not like it at first but you can grow into liking it for e.g. music, language, food.

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caroline t

University of Sunderland, Sunderland, United Kingdom
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:

Family<br> Personal savings<br> Other

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

I found the Netherlands to be a very inexpensive country compared to the UK and did not change my buying habits, the cost of goods and services were just less expensive

Telephone, Housing:

was the same price as at home.

Food, Travel, Nightlife, 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

none

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Maren S

Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Dresden (FH), Dresden, Germany
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: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

In the Netherlands it is quite difficult to practice the language because people change to English or German when they find out that you do not speak their language.

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