Reviews of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam | Netherlands

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burak c

cukurova university, adana, Turkey
Engineering, Mechanical, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

close to university

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

ı wanna be close with this university...that is all

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Silke H

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Travel, Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

a nightlife-MUST is Paradiso (near Leidsplein). other good clubs are Club 11, Melkweg or Escape. a nice place for a picknick or a walk is the Vondelpark. best shopping places are Kalverstraat and the markets at Waterlooplein and Albert Cuyp Straat.

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maria v

Externado de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia
Law, International, Graduate, Independent

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: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

It was very easy considering that everybody speaks English perfectly

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Riana v

University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
Industrial Relations and Personnel Management, Graduate, University Agreement

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Tjing-Tjing South African Restaurant in Amsterdam Bazar North African Restaurant in Albert Cuyp street - great food, great vibe Cafe Uilenstede - excellent karaoke and student atmosphere Not to be missed: The Dom Tower in Utrecht

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anonymous

Instituto Superior de Ciências do Trabalho e Empresa, Lisbon, Portugal
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Family<br> Personal savings<br> An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Daily life normaly is more expensive than in Portugal

Housing, Overall, Telephone:

was more expensive than at home.

Food, Travel, 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

For supermarket go to Aldi or Dirk. For celular phones don't use vodafone since it is the most expensive company. For bank use ABN Amro it has few taxes and internet banking. Avoid shopping in the center (near Centraal Station) because it is quite expensive.

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