Reviews of Technische Universiteit Delft (TU DELFT) | Netherlands

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Miquel A

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Engineering, Civil, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

I noticed almost no difference between the Spanish food prices and the prices of the Dutch. About housing, I usually live in Barcelona which is quite expensive, so I paid almost the same in Delft. Finally, I spent more in Nightlife and travelling because I did much more of this than usually.

Travel, Nightlife, Overall:

was more expensive than at home.

Housing, Food, Telephone:

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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Miquel A

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Engineering, Civil, Graduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

There I could see how a course can be taught properly. There were no more than 20 students taking a course at the time, so the teachers could attend you on a more personal way. As well, nice specific courses, very well planned and with a very practical point of view. Excelent education.

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

Since TU Delft is a university opened to international students, I would ease the contact between those international students and the local dutch students. I think that would make the academic much more attractive.

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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Miquel A

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Engineering, Civil, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

I think it is worth it to take an erasmus exchange when you are at the last year of your grade. So when you finish, you can take the decisions as the possibilities come. For example, if you will to stay there and work you can do it.

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

2

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

3

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

Very good university, excellent education. To recommend to civil engineering students.

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

If you are from any mediterranean country, it's advisable to stay for a while in some country of central or North of Europe. So there you can see the differents between our closest neighbours in Europe. Furthermore, the Netherlands is a sort of meeting point, where you can meet international people and you can easily travel around europe on a cheap way.

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Miquel A

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Engineering, Civil, 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: 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

In the Netherlands I was able to improve my English, all the lessons were taught in that language and I met lots of people which knew very well how to speak it. I think now I'm able to follow any conversation in English. Moreover, I learnt some Dutch during the year. During this year in Barcelona, I'm still learning Dutch and, even if it's still difficult to have conversations, I can understand quite a lot out while reading or listening.

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Miquel A

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Engineering, Civil, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

I like to share an apartment or house with other students, so I get more chances to know different kind of people and even more if I'm living abroad.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

The housing at TU Delft was controlled by one only company. That got to a sort of monopoly, so they were able to take the decisions they wanted without caring about our opinion. I think it was not good for the exchange students, which didn't know that much about the housing possibilities in Delft and surroundings.

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Miquel A

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Engineering, Civil, Graduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Student life dominates the city

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Really good bars where to drink beers and have nice talks with friends. Don't miss Locus Publicus in Brabantse Turfmarkt, neither miss Bee Bop, de Ruif or Cafe de Engels (on the Market Square).

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