Studyportals International Student Satisfaction Awards 2014 – Netherlands

Studyportals would like to congratulate all universities and universities of applied sciences that won an award. Unlike university rankings, Studyportals’ International Student Satisfaction Awards are based on thousands of reviews and opinions from international students in Europe. Among the Dutch universities that received sufficient reviews of international students to be eligible for the 2014 International Student Satisfaction Awards, a total of 13 universities received ratings ranging from “very good” (at least 8 out of 10) to “outstanding” (at least 9.5 out of 10).

The Winners in the Netherlands

Certificate for Outstanding International Student Satisfaction

The following university has shown excellent results based on reviews from international students who studied at their university, by achieving an average rating of at least 9.5 out of 10. They have been awarded a “Certificate for Outstanding International Student Satisfaction 2014”:

Certificate for Excellent International Student Satisfaction

The following universities have shown excellent results based on reviews from international students who studied at their university, by achieving an average rating of at least 9 out of 10. They have been awarded a “Certificate for Excellent International Student Satisfaction 2014” (in alphabetical order):

Certificate for Very Good International Student Satisfaction

The following universities have shown very good results based on reviews from international students who studied at their university, by achieving an average rating of at least 8 out of 10. They have been awarded a “Certificate for Very Good International Student Satisfaction 2014” (in alphabetical order):

Country Profile – Netherlands

A total of 422 international students reviewed and rated their study experience in the Netherlands. These reviews form the total of 960 comments, with an average of 2.3 comments per review. Most students who have reviewed their experience are originally from Europe and studied in the Netherlands for less than one year.

Reasons to (not) recommend an international study experience

• International students recommend the Netherlands for its great city and social life and for personal and professional growth

• Students comment less on Personal and professional development, however, they are very positive about it, especially about discovering a new culture and learning a new language

• In comparison, students find academics more important and of lower level than other international students in Europe

• International students find social life more important than the average international student in Europe, and mention it more in both a positive and negative context

• Students find the services provided by the university not as important as other international students in Europe, but they do mention that this category has much room for improvement

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