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Housing
Type of housing: A room exchange
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: A room exchange
Why?
The cheapest way to find a good accomodation.
The owner of the room usually let his/her facilities there for you.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Travel, Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
International students used to meet in a bar called Locus Publicus, but there are plenty of attractive bars and night clubs.
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Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Overall
I wish I had known...
It's advicable to bring a very strong lock for your bike, unless it will be stolen!
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
The university is very practical oriented, with a lot of good contacts with the business world.
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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
I recommend to see the other Dutch cities. You can travel around by train (you can buy a reduction card for it), and see very different but attractive cities. You can also go to Belgien, France, or Germany, it's not far at all.
But don't leave your rain jacket at home!
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
The price level is much higher.
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Nightlife, Housing, Travel, Telephone, Food, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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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: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
In the Netherlands, especially in the big cities as Rotterdam, almast everybody speaks english. The saying
is true: The Netherlands is the best place to be a foreigner. I never had
difficulties with communicating to local people.
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