Reviews of HES Amsterdam (HESASD) | Netherlands

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Dagmar H

Fachhochschule Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

Yes, more about the courses I had to take

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

2

Costs

2

Activities

1

Campus life

1

Party / people

3

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

You should go there. The HES is very international. You will have the chance to learn more about a lot of different cultures

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

1

Improved language skills

1

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

Use your free-time (If there is any) to travel to Zandvoort aan Zee (beach), The Hague, Rotterdam,Haarlem etc etc. Best time to do so is in June-August.

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Pia D

Stockholm School of Economics, Stockholm, Sweden
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

Not really!

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

3

Costs

2

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

3

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

It was a great experience, the Unversity arranged a whole week of activities in the beginning so that everyone can get to know each other, which was great. The teachers were very easy going and open, so it was easy to talk to them and have a more relaxed relationship.

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

If you want to travel around Holland quiet often they have this amazing discount card for trains, it costs around 60 euros for one year and you get 40% discount on all train fares, it is perfect if you like to go to the beach in den Haag, or to parties in different cities, or just to get to know the other lovely cities of Holland.

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Dania F

EPSCI, Cergy-Pontoise, France
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

The life is generally more expensive in Amsterdam than in Pris and this is specially true for the food and the housing, but for the nightlife it was the frequency that made me spend more than at home

Food, Housing, Overall:

was more expensive than at home.

Travel, Nightlife:

was the same price as at home.

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

none

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Dagmar H

Fachhochschule Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, 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: At ease in most situations

How much did you improve your the local language?

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

It would have been nice to get more in contact with local student, to improve the Dutch. There where some problems to communicate with Greek or Spanish students, because of their language abilities.

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bfall

university cheikh anta diop, dakar, Senegal
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Independent

Overall

I wish I had known...

no

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

3

Costs

4

Activities

3

Campus life

2

Party / people

2

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

to improve their administration

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

travel thourghout the host country, and abroad. meet other international students.discover the cultur. learn the language

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anonymous

Excelia Business School, La Rochelle, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Academic

Course recommendations

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

Exchange students, are a little bit lost at first, but we learn quite fast, that we have to be really insistent if we want to obbtain an information or something else from the administration

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