Reviews of Universiteit van Amsterdam (UVA) | Netherlands

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Daniel B

New York University, New York City, United States
Financial Management, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Activities: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

go to Amsterdam during queen's day!!!

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anonymous

Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
Economics, 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: No problems in any areas (including slang)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

All the Dutch speak English fluently

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Dominguez S

Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:

Government assistance

Work opportunities:

I worked during my study abroad experience

Personal spending habits

because Amsterdam is more expensive

Travel:

was more expensive than at home.

Telephone, Nightlife:

was the same price as at home.

Overall, Food, 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

none

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Malcolm C

York University, Toronto, Canada
Political Science, Undergraduate, Independent

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

No, it wasn't.

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Most people spoke english fluenctly

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Tanja K

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Communication and Information Sciences, Graduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: Dutch

Was learning Dutch a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Dutch

How much did you improve your Dutch?

My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Good experience

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michele h

Sussex, Falmer, United Kingdom
Anthropology, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

No, it wasn't.

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Cannot fault it

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