Reviews of Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen (KUN) | Netherlands

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Elaine M

University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Law, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Student life dominates the city

Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Travel, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

During my stay the Irish bar O'Sheas was the designated Erasmus meeting place, with special Erasmus nights on a wednesday which were not to be missed.

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anonymous

American University in Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Management Science, Graduate, Independent

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Family<br> Personal savings

Work opportunities:

I worked during my study abroad experience

Personal spending habits

Everything is more expensive in Europe, but at the same time income level is also higher.

Telephone, Food, Overall, Travel, Housing, Nightlife:

was more 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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Curtis D

LSE, London, United Kingdom
Law, International, Graduate, Independent

Languages

Language of instruction: Dutch

Was learning Dutch a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Dutch

How much did you improve your Dutch?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Good training, many peopel spoke English so not so easy to improve Dutch except in class.

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Behiye B

Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey
Management Science, 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: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Afterall, I found a chance to get to learn Dutch a bit.Since, almost all Dutch speak English, communication is really easy if you know English well.

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Xinyu D

Jilin University, Jilin Province, China
Management Science, Graduate, Independent

Academic

Course recommendations

I like it.

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

I do not like project or presentation or teamwork, most of them waste my time.

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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skywalker

Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Law, International, Masters, LL.M.

Overall

I wish I had known...

How hard it was that challenge

In my opinion:

I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

4

Costs

2

Activities

1

Campus life

1

Party / people

1

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

Take it easy

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

I got my LL.M. in European Business Law

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