Reviews of Hogeschool van Utrecht | Netherlands

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Raymond L

ESME, Paris, France
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Independent

Expenses

Main source of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:

Family<br> Government assistance

Work opportunities:

I worked during my study abroad experience

Personal spending habits

I went out more than in Paris

Nightlife, Housing:

was more expensive than at home.

Travel, Overall, Telephone:

was the same price as at home.

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

no

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Melanie M

Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Communication and Information Sciences, 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: 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: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

kind of everybody speaks English (shouldn't stop you from learning some Dutch, though - it is really appreciated and encouraged by the Dutch

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Alina U

Plekhanov Russian Academy of Economics, Moscow, Russia
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

Would have looked on my own

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

I had it organized through Short Stay Solutions agency who clearly overprice their accommodation and do not have good options enough for all students

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Evelin H

FH-Studiengänge Wiener Wirtschaft Gmbh, Vienna, Austria
Management Science, Graduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Student life dominates the city

Nightlife, Travel, Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

its hard to miss the best places cause there is a very good ESN network which gives you a very good introduction into nightlife!

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sergionavarro

Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, 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: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I have improved my spoken english level because my written english was very good but my spoken english was not good enough.

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Alfred K

Univ. of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Canada
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Was learning English a key decision factor?

No, it wasn't.

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

99% of people both in the community and at school speak english, thus communication was nearly never an issue.

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