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Course: Undergraduate chantal_elzinga iNote 's
overall rating:

3.2/4
University of origin: Hanzehogeschool, Hogeschool van Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Country of nationality: Netherlands
Area of study: Business Studies
Program: Erasmus
Period abroad: February 2001 - May 2001
1 Housing (rent housing in Prague, Czech Republic) (Prague, Czech Republic hotel)

Type of housing:

Arranged by:
Host university

If returning, I would choose:

Why? The dorm was nice to live, as most of the foreign students (CESP) students were staying here. Having contact with other foreign people was really easy.

Personal assessment
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Couldn't have asked for more.
Pretty good.
Could've been better, but didn't lessen the overall experience.
Disappointing.
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space

Personal comments:
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rating:
3.0/4
2 Student/Social Life

Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

Travel, Activities, Nightlife take/s place both within and outside of the university/student environment


Personal social experiences
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Amazing! Hardly had time to study.
Plenty to do when I had the time.
So-so.
Did not get involved.
Nightlife
Travel
Overall

Personal comments:
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rating:
4.0/4
3 Academic

Course recommendations:
The teachers all took into account that most foreign students do not primarily come to study, but to travel a lot. Therefore, courses were not hard to pass at all. If you're looking for a challenge, this is not the best place to go. However, if you want to see Europe, this is a good place to go.

My academic experiences
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Fantastic.
Pretty good.
Could've been a bit better.
Disappointing.
Variety of courses
Availability/access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with other international students
Interaction with local students

My opinion of the university assessment
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Liked it.
It was alright.
A bit annoying.
Didn't like it.
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course.
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall

Personal comments:
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rating:
3.0/4
4 Language

The language of instruction was:
English

My proficiency in the language of instruction:
before:
No problems in any areas (including slang)
after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Learning the language of instruction was not a factor in choosing my host country

The local language was:
Different than language of instruction

My proficiency in the local language:
before:
Did not speak it
after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Learning the local language was not a factor in choosing my host country


Language difficulties
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No problems.
I coped pretty well.
Sometimes it was difficult.
It was a constant struggle.
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall

Personal comments:
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rating:
3.0/4
5 Expenses

Main source of funding:
A private grant

Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities
I didn't explore any work options.

Personal spending habits:
Since Prague is located in Central Europe, is was the perfect place to travel from to countries such as Austria, Slovakia, Poland, Germany and Hungary. Also, travelling by train under 26 gives right to a discount. Accomodation and food is cheaper than at home, although the prices are higher in high season. Nightlife including dinners, movies etc. is so much cheaper than at home, that it is tempting to do it a lot.

The accessibility of student needs
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Very easy.
Minimal effort.
Accessible but required effort.
Almost impossible.
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home

Nightlife, Travel was more expensive than at home

Telephone, Overall was the same price as at home

Food, Housing was less expensive than at home

Personal comments:
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rating:
3.0/4
6 Additional information

I wish I had known ...
Only the living situation. If I had known that all the things that were said to be there, weren't there, I would have brought those instead of having to buy them there.

In my opinion:
Most people loved it.

Important to choosing this university...
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Very Important.
Important.
Not really important.
Unimportant.
Culture
Costs
Activities
Campus life
Party / people
Weather / Location


During my experience abroad, I ...
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Happened all the time.
Happened quite a lot.
Happened a bit.
Didn't happen.
Traveled
Improved language skills
Met people from other countries
Became more independent
Partied a lot
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies/career

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