🏠 Housing
What kind of place was it?
Other
How much was the rent per month?
560
Where was it located?
Campus housing
How can someone find this place?
On the university website
Would you recommend it?
Actually, living in the camus is mandatory but it is the best experience you can have. Every exchange student live in the same building and you have shared kitchen. It is really good to spend time all together and make a lot of parties all the time.
🍻 Social Life
What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?
There is different bars in the campus. One for the nights during the week, another one for the nights during the weekend and a last one for the day. You can go out in clubs in Amsterdam and Utrecht but the bars of the campus are really worth it and you will enjoy it a lot.
🎓 Uni life at Nyenrode Business Universiteit
Which classes do you recommend… or not?
I think all the classes you can choose are good but if you have the choice don't take business games as it is actually very hard.
Do you have some tips?
Actually, I think my exchange semester couldn't have been better. If you want to meet lots of people and international students, choose Nyenrode. All the students are really nice, and the Dutch are very welcoming to exchange students. They always try to invite you to parties and make you feel at home at the university. The campus is really beautiful and large. You don't need to leave it to enjoy your exchange, because everything is in one place. It's both relaxing and conducive to parties. If I had to choose again, I would of course choose the same university. Living on campus is a life experience that is definitely worth discovering.
✈️ Travel
Best trips to do?
There are many opportunities to travel, including to Prague, Budapest, Copenhagen, or Sweden, but in reality, the best thing for my friends and me was to discover a new Dutch city every week. The Netherlands is small, so you can spend a day in a city and return to university the same evening. We didn't travel much outside the Netherlands because we loved our campus life so much that we wanted to enjoy every moment.
🌆 Breukelen vibe
What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Breukelen?
The city is really small so you go there just for your grocery shop. The biggest thing in this city is Nyenrode so you don't have to go a lot in Breukelen center except to go to restaurant with friends for example.
💡 Other Tips
You are only 20 min by train from Amsterdam, so students go there very often, and for shopping, Utrecht is only 10 min by train. If you choose this exchange, you will enjoy it very much and make friends for life. The hardest part after a semester at Nyenrode Business Universiteit is coming back to France.
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