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4.04 / 5 based on 329 reviews
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Boiko B
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
It's calm and if you are lucky enough you get to live with nice people in a great place.
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Personal comments
If you want party all the time, go to the dorms. If you want to live quietly ever after, choose one of the smaller houses. If you want the third way in between, go to Goirkestraat 152-158.
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Kevin P
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
It was relatively the same- however travel was great- very cheap to travel across countries by rail or especially air.
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Food:
was more expensive than at home.
Overall, Nightlife, Telephone, Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Travel by air I was surpirsed about. Aside from that Europe is going to be more expensive that Australia for certain things- you have to budget for that.
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Javier E
Overall
I wish I had known...
mobile phone devices are too expensive.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Trying to asign all erasmus students to accomodations on campus.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
Dutch people is too serious and sometimes (like everywhere) when you ask them for something they do not look at you. But, when they (80%) look at you, they help you a lot. Although they have to stop their own activities.
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Kerstin K
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
it doesn't take so much time to come to university, better living-quality compared to costs
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Personal comments
housing is arranged by an own institution, you cannot chose anything on your own, only the living-costs, but generally ok if you don't expect too much
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E M
ITESM-CEM, Mexico, Mexico
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Independent
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Because some things are just cheaper here than in my country.
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Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Food:
was the same price as at home.
Overall, Travel, Nightlife, Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
going to movies is expensive, so if you want to travel, try to spend less in nightlife. You can always find cheap food or you can eat at the mensa! it always saves some money.
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Blanca C
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
Because it was a really good experience for me to live in that area with other international students. I was next to Tilburg University and that was also a big advantage for all the students that live on the campus.
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Personal comments
It was really good. I was living with another sixteen people from different parts of the world and the experience could not be better. We had our own room and a common kitchen, two bathrooms and three showers. Every week one employee came to clean the kitchen and the bathrooms. And if we had any problem with the facilities in our place (e.g. if the light did not work) we could ask help to the caretaker who was really hepful.
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