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Marianabergovoy
Overall
I wish I had known...
Dutch is important for the local living. Expenses are higher since the Euro.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
I recomend the particular programme i was in but living in the Nehterlands as a foreign is not easy. The programme also requires some adjustments
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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
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clemence r
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Travel, Nightlife, Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
The problem in Amsterdam is we're "stuck" in the small international student community since almost none of us speaks Dutch. So, we all do everything together, it is great, but there aren't a lot of mixing with the locals.
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kobus
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Feeling of not being attached to university and exchange program entirely
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Personal comments
I had private accomodation right in the old city centre, fairly cheap with lots of things to go through. Red lights definitely are an experience...
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artdecoring
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I worked, but it was illegal/cash in hand work
Personal spending habits
In america, everything was included in the tuition, or i would be living at home. in amsterdam, i was fronting everything myself from my loan money. If not for that, Amsterdam would have been cheeper (save for travel)
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Telephone, Overall, Travel, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Food:
was the same price as at home.
Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Birungi
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
They willingness to admit Internatinal students.
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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
The admission of International students from all over the world bring together different ideas that can help in finding solutions to the economical welfare problems.
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conni
Expenses
Main source of funding:
A private grant
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Housing, buses and trains were just more expensive than in Italy. I spent more for the telephone because of the international calls
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Housing, Telephone, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Overall, Food:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
buy a bike: it's cheaper than buses and moving around allover the cities is easier
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