Reviews of Van Hall Instituut | Netherlands

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karjala

Mikkeli University of Applied Sciences, Mikkeli, Finland
Environmental Sciences, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Government assistance

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings<br> An ERASMUS grant<br> A private grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't want/need to work

Personal spending habits

I travel a lot - all over the Europe..

Travel:

was more expensive than at home.

Food, Housing, Overall:

was the same price as at home.

Nightlife, Telephone:

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

Second-hand products are not so cheap. You can spend money easily, if you know when there are furnitures on the street - they are free!!!

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karjala

Mikkeli University of Applied Sciences, Mikkeli, Finland
Environmental Sciences, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

To choise the courses is little bit difficult and also changing the courses - hope you choose the right..

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

There are lots of groupwork, but take care what kind of group you choose - if you have nad luck you have to do all by yourself to get mark..and that's a lot of work..

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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karjala

Mikkeli University of Applied Sciences, Mikkeli, Finland
Environmental Sciences, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

Nothing special - it is not so big jump from Finland to the Netherlands..

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

3

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

2

Party / people

3

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

Go there if you have chance - hard work, but nice international students..

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

Buy discount card to rain tickets - it cost 49 euro, but it is worth of it..You can get 40% discount..And if you are working 8 hours a week then you can get money from Dutch government and they even buy you card, that you can travel free by train (choose week or weekend)..

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karjala

Mikkeli University of Applied Sciences, Mikkeli, Finland
Environmental Sciences, 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: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

You can learn dutch if you want, but I didn't want because it is not very useful language. You can learn also spanish in this town - there are lots of people from Spain. :)

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karjala

Mikkeli University of Applied Sciences, Mikkeli, Finland
Environmental Sciences, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: rented apartment

Why?

Because they are cheaper and they are located better.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

House's are all over the town - most of them are in the worst area of Leeuwarden, where lives lots of people from Morocco and Turkey. That is one of the reason, why your bike is never safe if you leave it outside. House's doesn't have owens, which limited your choise of cooking. And price is quite high, because you pay almost 230 euro per person and there are always four or even more people living together..

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karjala

Mikkeli University of Applied Sciences, Mikkeli, Finland
Environmental Sciences, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

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

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

There are different places all over the town, but favorite night spots are in the centre. If you are international student you have to go on Thursdays to Gloppen and there you will now where are the real parties..Also it is good to get some contact to other international students from other schools (NHL, CHN) because they have parties almost every week or weekend..

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