Reviews of Hogeschool Holland | Netherlands

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Hennika S

Espoon Vantaan Teknillinen Ammattikorkeakoulu, Vantaa, Finland
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

How completely different the teaching methods were compared to what I was used to in Finland.

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

2

Culture

3

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

1

Party / people

3

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

Try to get the administrative side together.

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

3

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

Be prepared for anything, have lots of initiative - the teachers won't do the work for you. Also, don't get too acquainted with all the "fun" you can have in Amsterdam.

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Hennika S

Espoon Vantaan Teknillinen Ammattikorkeakoulu, Vantaa, Finland
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

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

none

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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Hennika S

Espoon Vantaan Teknillinen Ammattikorkeakoulu, Vantaa, Finland
Business Studies, 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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
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: Did not speak it

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

You can easily cope with English in almost all situations, so there was no real need to study Dutch if you didn't want to.

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Hennika S

Espoon Vantaan Teknillinen Ammattikorkeakoulu, Vantaa, Finland
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Personal savings

Other sources of funding:

Family<br> Government assistance<br> An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Food in general is cheaper in Holland than in Finland but I spent no money on it in Finland, which is why I personally categorised it as more expensive than at home. It was relatively the same case with housing and telephony. Travel is less expensive because the student accommodation is quite close to both the school and Amsterdam centre.

Housing, Food, Overall, Telephone:

was more expensive than at home.

Nightlife:

was the same price as at home.

Travel:

was less expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items