Reviews of The Hague University (HHS) | Netherlands

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samisgar

Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

Perhaps to have given more importance to learning foreign languajes

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

2

Costs

2

Activities

2

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

Going on

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

3

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

In general my international student experience have been the best experience of my life

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anonymous

Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Social Sciences, 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: 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Being in and exchange program was a very usefull experience because I developed myself. I learnt another language and an unknown culture. I knew people for every country and all of Europe. I think this is an incredible experience everybody should have.

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Evgenia K

Plekhanov Russian Academy of Economics, Moscow, Russia
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

none

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

More travelling opportunitites, more social opportunitites, some food is more expensive etc

Food, Overall, Telephone, Travel:

was more expensive than at home.

Housing, Nightlife:

was the same price as at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

Usually buying a bike facilitates travel a lot, but they are often stolen. Otherwise some good travel seasonal passes exist. Try to make copies of textbooks if you really don't need the whole book (for some courses for sure). Investigate budget travel, book early

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Joaquin B

Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain
Economics, 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: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

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

Dutch is very difficult and we hadn't enough lessons to improve the level

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anonymous

Plekhanov Russian Academy of Economics, Moscow, Russia
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:

Family<br> Personal savings

Work opportunities:

I worked during my study abroad experience

Personal spending habits

Studying was quite intensive,so I spent less time and money on Nightlife.

Travel, Telephone, Housing, Overall, Food:

was the same price as at home.

Nightlife:

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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lepayne

Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, United Kingdom
Law, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

Business ethics was fantastic! Nation and identity was great aswell. Do not ever do Europe calling project honestly, its a bad idea, so many people had bad experiences with it and it just causeda lt of heartache.

My academic experiences

Quality of courses

Variety of courses

Access to resources