Reviews of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam | Netherlands

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armando b

Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain
Business Studies, 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
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: Did not speak it

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

it depend of you, you have to forget the people how belong to your country, it´s the unique solution if you want ro be integrated.

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Roser F

Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Financial Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

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

I would say that the website should be all in english, to make it easier to the international students, including the schedule

My opinion of the university assessment

Exams at end of course

Exams throughout the course

Essays and/or projects at the end of course

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Valentina M

Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

No,it's better the surprise

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

4

Costs

1

Activities

2

Campus life

4

Party / people

4

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

What is different from Italy is that teachers ask you to interract during the lessons and very often you have to work with others students.

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

4

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

The metro,tram there are essential.Buy a metro card isf you will stay there for a long time.Utrecht is really nice.A visit at the Van gogh museum is fundamental.IF YOU WANT A CIGARETTE,YOU HAVE TO BUY IT.IN HOLLAND PEOPLE USED TO GIVE CENTS WHEN THEY ASK YOU A CIGARETTE.

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lionelhutz

Karl Franzens Universität Graz, Graz, Austria
Law, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

strong business related courses due to practitioners (e.g. government regulation of business; internaitonal company law)

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

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anonymous

Instituto Superior de Ciências do Trabalho e Empresa, Lisbon, Portugal
Business Studies, 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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
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: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Dont bother to study dutch language since it is very hard and all the dutch speak the english language very very well

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PANAGIOTIS P

Panepistimio Patron, Patrai, Greece
Financial Management, Graduate, Master programme

Overall

I wish I had known...

The dutch language

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

2

Costs

4

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

2

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

Quite good academic quality,challenging,very good structure of the programme

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

2

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

2

Became more independent

2

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

If you come in Nethrlands you can find everything in internet. So it is not so difficult to adjust to the environment.

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