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Cécilia G
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Housing: I used to live at my parent's!
Telephone: we all lived in the same area and rather had a bike ride than a phone call!Nightlife: more nightlife when not at parent's house! Food: used to be more expensive than in France (not true anymore because of price war in Dutch supermarkets)
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Travel, Food, Housing, Overall, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Books are far more expensive than in France (cf. French law on book prices) and not always available in the university libraries! Many computers available at university. Pay attention: in some banks, you need to pay to close your account before the end of the first year after its opening!
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nickrada
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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I enjoyed learning Dutch, but I also had the opportunity to become fluent in French while I was there because I took French courses that were French only, and all explanations were in Dutch. But I had no problems with the people becuase all educated people in the Netherlands speak English.
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nickrada
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
Have fun, the institution and professors were very helpful. The universiety was very organized and it was very modern.
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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
Try your best to learn Dutch. When traveling, and one has experience with the language, and you need help from strangers, it is much easier if you speak a little Dutch.
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nickrada
Academic
Course recommendations
I had a course about the Fifty years Cold War. It was the most objective course about two super powers. Coming from the United States, one would never get the opportunity to receive such an objective point of view about such an important time period in the world's history.
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anonymous
Academic
Course recommendations
You should know which are the easier courses and sign up to them. For example Knowledge Management, Human Resources and Organizational behaviour, Social Dutch,..
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Laia C
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Because the house was new and I was sharing the flat with other exchange students.
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Personal comments
It was pretty good because of the location and because it was full of students
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