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theresa e
University of the Philippines-Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines, Netherlands
Urban and Regional Planning, Graduate, Masters
Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Stricter professors who will instill discipline in students who always come in late, cheat and do other annoying things.
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
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“Great challenging university”
Arthur T
Netherlands, Graduate
Economics, 2021
Overall
Great University with passionate teachers and good infrastructures. However, they tend to ask a lot of personal work, maybe too much and the TA's are not always on point.
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Pros
Dynamic environment, passionate teachers, driven students
Cons
Load of work sometimes excessive

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olivier d
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
High qualiy student house. We were around 400 international students and it made my stay in Rotterdam a great experience since we had a fantastic atmosphere on campus.
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Personal comments
Great place to live. You basically have (nearly) the whole world in on big building.
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Sara S
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
My bachelor was fully taught in english. Living in Holland gave me the opportunity to improve my english level very much, since all the population had a correct level. So I use english in my day to day life, also with classmates, friends and teachers.
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elisa m
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Social life is cheaper in Rotterdam compared to Milan but I spent more on travelling around in Holland and in France
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Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Telephone, Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items

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giuseppe r
Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
just go there as soon as possible
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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
they will help you everytime you 'll need...so you won't have problems
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