Reviews of Universiteit Leiden | Netherlands

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Nuno C

Instituto Superior de Ciências do Trabalho e Empresa, Lisbon, Portugal
Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, Graduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

Make sure that everything is well arranged before coming. If any kind of problem arises it will be complicated to resolve. Burocracy is heavy and flexibility is not a choice.

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

Better choice of materials and evaluation procedures.

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

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Marcela C

University of California, Riverside, Riverside, United States
Law, Undergraduate, University Agreement

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: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Although Dutch is the main language in the Netherlands, the people tend to know English, but speak Dutch within themselves. Overall, its not difficult when in a university town because most people will speak English with you.

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“Leiden university great or meh”

Letitia T

Estonia, Undergraduate
International Relations, 2022

Overall

Courses are of great quality however the student life isn t the most welcoming and easy to integrate, u can easily feel lonely at times. Teachers are implicated however the relationship with them can be at times superficial.

Pros

Great academic environment

Cons

Hard to integrate

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anonymous

University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
Biotechnology, Graduate, Independent

Overall

I wish I had known...

Riding a bike, although i can ride now.

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

2

Costs

4

Activities

3

Campus life

2

Party / people

2

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

It is a very good university where you can be equiped with all you need to survive outside the university

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

2

Improved language skills

2

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

Netherlands is a very beautiful country with nice people. Be careful when you get to the airport Be prepared for a cold and wet time-needs some real good jackets.

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lirdal

Universidad de Deusto, Bilbao, Spain
Law, International, Graduate, LL.M.

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: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations

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

In The Netherlands almost everybody speaks English and is polite enough to use it with non Dutch speaking foreigners. However, Dutch should be given a try, since people are nice enough to let you practice on them.

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