Avis sur Rotterdam School of Management (RSM) | Pays-Bas

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Johannes T

Universität St. Gallen, Sankt Gallen, Suisse
Management, Master, CEMS

Évaluation globale

Si j'avais su

one needs to spend time on finding a good room and it is worth it!

A mon avis:

La plupart ont aimé

Critères importants pour mon choix
(1) Aucune importance – (4) Très important

Raisons académiques

4

Culture

3

Frais

3

Activités

1

Vie universitaire

1

Vie sociale / Fête

1

Climat et emplacement

3

Recommandation personnelle

Get ready for a hard-core theory semester with many research papers to read! If you like it more general and applied (practical) then choose antoher university (e.g. St. Gallen, ESADE or HEC). The CEMS programme is tough there and involves exposure to quite a high stress level for most of the semester.

Pendant mon expérience à l'étranger j'ai...
(1) Jaimais – (4) Très souvent

Appréhendé une autre culture

4

Voyagé

1

Accru mes compétences linguistiques

2

Rencontré des gens d'autres pays

4

Développé mon autonomie

3

Fait la fête

3

Vécu une transformation

3

Amélioré mes possibilités de carrière

4

Derniers commentaires

The Dutch students are very nice and open for friendships. It is very easy to find new friends! Unfortunately my programme was so tough that I did not really have much time for social life and traveling.

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Johannes T

Universität St. Gallen, Sankt Gallen, Suisse
Management, Master, CEMS

Études

Recommandations de cours

CEMS core course (International Management & Organisation) very good! Innovation in Services, not too good and grading not transparent (yet rather easy grading). The latter course is very time intensive and one is - as a CEMS student with the business project besides this course - so busy with all the time intensive mandatory assignments (that do not count towards the final grade!) that the papers (idividual literature review and group paper) have to be done in the very stressful end of the semester.

Mon exprérience académique

Qualité des cours

Catalogue de cours

Accès à différentes ressources

Intéraction avec les professeurs

Intéraction avec les étudiants étrangers

Intéraction avec les étudiants locaux

Commentaire personnel

a trifle too work-intensive! Studying abroad is also about networking, experiencing the country & culture and making friends, not just hard work!

Mon avis sur l'évaluation

Examens en fin de cours

Examens au cours du trimestre

Travaux et projets finaux

Travaux et projets pendant le cours

Évaluation globale

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Johannes T

Universität St. Gallen, Sankt Gallen, Suisse
Management, Master, CEMS

Langues étrangères

Langue d'enseignement: Anglais

La langue locale fut: Different than language of instruction

Apprendre le Anglais fut un élément important de la décision?

Oui, je voulais améliorer mon Anglais

Apprendre le la langue locale fut un élément important de la décision?

Oui, je souhaitais améliorer mon la langue locale

Quels progrès en Anglais?

Mon niveau d'avant: Aucun problème, même en colloquial
Mon niveau après: Aucun problème, même en colloquial

Quels progrès en la langue locale?

Mon niveau d'avant: Ne parlais pas
Mon niveau après: Ne parlais pas

Difficultés linguistiques

Sociales

Éducatives

Administratives

Évaluation globale

Commentaire personnel

Everything in English and therefore no problems experienced; however, in the Netherlands - as a former collonial power and international country - one does not find anything written in another language than Dutch (no websites, no nothing); for people wih good English and or German language skills it is no problem because one can guess what it means (Dutch is very close to both German and English).

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Johannes T

Universität St. Gallen, Sankt Gallen, Suisse
Management, Master, CEMS

Frais

Principale source de financement:

Famille

Autres sources de financement:

Mes propres économies

Opportunités d'emploi:

Je n'ai pas cherché à travailler

Dépenses habituelles

Téléphone, Logement:

Plus cher que chez moi

Général, Voyager:

Aussi cher que chez moi

Vie nocturne, Alimentation:

Moins cher que chez moi

Accés au matériel scolaire

Livres d'occasion

Appareils d'occasion

Ordinateurs / internet

Démarches administratives

Retrait d'argent

Commentaire personnel

public transport and housing are very expensive; food is cheap compared to Switzerland --> spend time on finding a good housing opportunity for a decent price.

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Johannes T

Universität St. Gallen, Sankt Gallen, Suisse
Management, Master, CEMS

Logement

Type de logement: provided by Stadswonen/Short Stay

Organisé par: Université d'accueil

Si j'y retournais je choisirais: not through Stadswonen

Pourquoi?

Stadswonen asks a very high price (ca. EUR 100/month more than private offers), is not very helpful and has a doubtful reputation! --> The RSM has in the mean time stopped any cooperation with them

Evaluation personnelle

Frais

Installations

Emplacement

Propreté

Espace

Commentaire personnel

Stadswonen provided me first housing in the African Inn, which is located in the rather dangerous south part of Rotterdam. Then I was able to move to the Erasmus Lodge near the university; it is quite nice there but badly overpriced (EUR 580/month and I had to share kitchen and bathroom/toilett with fellow students; it should have been two other students but one room was inhabitated by an Indian and his - obviously permanently staying - 3-4 visitors;-). One gets an electronic key card (and no spare key or spare key card!) and it can easily happen that one locks oneself out (e.g. by forgetting the key inside the room and going out of the house). During the week and office hours it is no problem to get the janitor but if it is Friday night after having been out - get ready for a weekend in the hotel (I can recommend the Golden Tulip near the Erasmus Bridge, ca. EUR 80-90 per night). The janitor is not helpful at all (even though he lives in Rotterdam near by), the plumber service costs EUR 180 and if the electronic lock has to be replaced costs skyrocket (> EUR 500). Take your time to find a private offer or ask students from the RSM (e.g. people from the your master programme club) as they are a very open-minded, nice and helpful lot! You can find a neat housing opportunity for EUR 400-450 in Rotterdam.

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