Het is de week van de internationale student!

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗶𝗹𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗴?
|“I really liked the course as Tilburg University is one of the few universities in the Netherlands that offers a course solely focused on Economics and it has a great ranking with a diverse program.”

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝗧𝗶𝗹𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲?
“I would describe it as a very charming city that grows on you with amazing people you meet from all over the world.”

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆?
“I think what pleasantly surprised me was how friendly and accepting everyone I meet from university is. Despite the different cultures and background everyone gets along really well creating a very accepting environment.”

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆?
“I have actually lived in the Netherlands since I was 12. However, something I miss the most about my home country would definitely be the food.”

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀?
“Learn how to bike! It will be one of the most useful things while living in the Netherlands.”

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗶𝗹𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗴 𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁?
“Studying in the Netherlands is really fun, but different to how I saw it, living in England. For example, here the accommodations are completely different, being student houses and private student complexes. England usually has big accommodations on university campus.

The University and courses itself is really good. They are all taught in English in a very internationally minded way, with all the teachers being really good, approachable and competent. I like that the relationship with the lecturers is so good and sort of informal, as it makes you feel more easy.”

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆?
“I think that the thing I had to get used to the most was my study schedule. University is much more intense than previous education, and thus, demands you to study a lot more and for much longer hours each day.”

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆?
“I surprisingly did not feel very homesick when moving here. I quite like living on my own, however I do miss my family and parents. I miss the Slovak food the most though as here it is much harder to get and I also am not able to make it as well as my parents can.”

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗶𝗹𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗴?
“I know this sounds a bit cliché as I am from ESN, but honestly, I would have to say that their bar Carpe Noctem has almost become my second home at this point. I really love the people there as I have gotten to know everyone so well. That makes it a really fun place to go.”

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀?
“I would say that the best part about making international friends is the new food you get to experience. It is a shame that a lot of people don't know some of these cuisines and I am so happy that I have the opportunity to try so many.”

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗶𝗹𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗴 𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁?
“I love living and studying in Tilburg because it is one of the most international places I've ever been to. I had the chance to meet lots of interesting people and understand their world views.”

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲?
“The Italian university system is completely different, so I had to adapt to different methods and ways of working and studying. Personally speaking, I did not expect to be able to ride a bike for so long and under every weather condition... it's a great achievement for me.”

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀?
“Apart from Dutch people not using the umbrella and not caring about the rain, for me it was like a trauma at the beginning, I was surprised about how friendly and sociable Dutch people are. Some Tilburg residents stopped me while I was walking and asked me about my experience here, and they were so happy to hear it!”

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲?
“I would say that The Netherlands are modern, up-to-date, ideal for young and international people. And the cities I visited are so interesting, full of beautiful places and amazing shops. In my opinion, it is one of the best countries to live in for international students.”

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀?
“I think that Dutch students tend to stick with other friends from the same country and Internationals do the same. That is too bad! International students are so diversified and curious.”