Reviews of Nationale Hogeschool voor Toerisme en Verkeer (NHTV) | Netherlands

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Gisela P

Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Tourism, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

Anything important. My host univesity informed me of everything I had to know before going. I have no complaint about it.

In my opinion:

Stay home.

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

Academic reasons

2

Culture

4

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

2

Party / people

4

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

Get involve in everything they do for international students! You will have fun!

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

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

4

Final comments

It was one of my best experiences in my life because my host university and, mainly, dutch students/people are really nice, kind and friendly and makes you easy to stay there. I really recomend Holland for an international experience and NHTV and Breda in concrete.

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Gisela P

Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Tourism, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

Be prepared to speak all the time. Dutch courses are directed to discuss all the items in classes.

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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Gisela P

Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Tourism, 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: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before:
My level after:

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I was studing in english but their native lenguage is dutch. It was a good oportunity for me to limprove my english and get basic skill of dutc during my study experience.

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Gisela P

Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Tourism, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:

An ERASMUS grant<br> A private grant<br> Other

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

In general I spend more than I usually spent at home but the only reason was that life is more expensive in The Netherlands than in Spain.

Nightlife, Telephone, Overall, Food:

was more expensive than at home.

Housing, Travel:

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

The problem I had was that the spanish erasmus grant is one of the lowest in europe and not enought to have a normal life in a country where everything is most expensive than in Spain. Moreover, I got the erasmus grant one month before I had to come back home.

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Gisela P

Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Tourism, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

I rented a room in centric apartment in breda. It was really good but if I went there again I would choose an appartment just for me.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

It was a really goog oportunity to learn how different is tourism studies between the netherlands and spain. I got a new point of view of tourism in general and hoe to manage it in concrete.

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