Reviews of Ichthus Hogeschool | Netherlands

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Marge T

Estonian Business School, Tallinn, Estonia
Marketing and Sales Management, 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: 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

I hoped that local university provides the possibility to learn local language, but unfortunaltey it was not possible. Fortunaltey Dutch are very good in speaking English, so language was not obstacle for communication

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Marge T

Estonian Business School, Tallinn, Estonia
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Personal savings

Other sources of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

It was not legal for me to work

Personal spending habits

Holland is more expensive than Estonia.

Food, Telephone:

was more expensive than at home.

Housing, Travel, Overall, Nightlife:

was the same price as 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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Marge T

Estonian Business School, Tallinn, Estonia
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

First should the school start by improving the courses they have in English and then concntrate on porviding new courses.

My academic experiences

Quality of courses

Variety of courses

Access to resources

Interaction with teachers

Interaction with international students

Interaction with local students

Personal comments

Teachers should be more motivated on teaching not complaining. Actual lectures should be more constructiove and longer (not just 45 minutes).

My opinion of the university assessment

Exams at end of course

Exams throughout the course

Essays and/or projects at the end of course

Essays and/or projects throughout the course

Overall

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Marge T

Estonian Business School, Tallinn, Estonia
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

More internal background information about the school

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

4

Culture

2

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

4

Party / people

3

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

Get organised!

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

2

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

2

Final comments

- be patient - if you are not able to work independantly, don't go there - if you want to get access to the resources, like library, materials, etc., don't go there - If you like things to be organised, don't go there

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