Reviews of Technische Universiteit Delft (TU DELFT) | Netherlands

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anonymous

Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy
Materials Science, 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: Did not speak it

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Did not speak it

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

in the netherlands almost all the people (young and old people)can speak a really good english, so it's really easy to live there, and because they all speak english is really hard to learn and practis their language.

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Mattias J

Luleå Tekniska Universitet, Lulea, Sweden
Engineering, Computer, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Government assistance

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings<br> An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't want/need to work

Personal spending habits

it used to be cheaper than Sweden, but this has changed the last 2 years.

Travel:

was more expensive than at home.

Telephone:

was the same price as at home.

Nightlife, Food, Overall, Housing:

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

Buy a discount-card for NS (the railway) Each lunch at the mensa. Billy Bear at Beestemarkt offered great "all you could eat" for around 18f

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anonymous

Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy
Materials Science, Graduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

N/A

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

students assosations are strong, but for this reasons students are separated in clubs strictly related to their faculty, so students that belongs to different faculty don't share life and experiences!

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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anonymous

Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Computer Science / IT, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

Learn dutch.

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

4

Costs

3

Activities

4

Campus life

4

Party / people

4

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

Prepare yourself to work hard. experience all the opportunities the beast way. Get along with the professors and coordinators. Use the library! And all the facilities.

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

2

Improved language skills

2

Met people from other countries

3

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

Its easy to traver because we're in the center of Europe. Nevertheless it can be quite expensive. It's not easy to save money. Ask for help when need it. Use the student facilitie center and councelers. Go to exchange parties and to faculty cafes. Don't miss the dutch experience!

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Mattias J

Luleå Tekniska Universitet, Lulea, Sweden
Engineering, Computer, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: A room exchange

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: A room exchange

Why?

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

My home university forgot to send my application for a room, so I got one far off. It was small and dirty, but the people living there were great, which outweights the other aspects

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anonymous

Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Computer Science / IT, 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: 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: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I started a dutch course which I could not complete because of lack of time. I learned some sentences. I had no problems with the language with instruction.

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