{"id":10732,"date":"2012-08-21T13:05:32","date_gmt":"2012-08-21T13:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wordpress72\/?page_id=9663"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:22:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:22:33","slug":"meet-the-new-students-of-erasmus-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2012\/08\/21\/meet-the-new-students-of-erasmus-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the new students of Erasmus University!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Meet the fresh new students of Erasmus University<\/h2>\n

What do they expect of studying at Erasmus University? Of making new (international) friends? Of Rotterdam? Of living on their own? In short: how do they think about coming of age?<\/strong> <\/p>\n

Rowie Haring Study: Algemene Cultuur Wetenschappen (ACW), from: The Netherlands<\/h2>\n

What is your first impression of Erasmus University?<\/i><\/p>\n

From what I have seen during Eurekaweek so far, it looks nice and fun! As we say in Dutch: gezellig!<\/p>\n

Any plans for activities, apart from studying?<\/i><\/p>\n

Hockey! The new season is going to take of within due time. I play hockey at Ringpass in Delft.<\/p>\n

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Are there things that you are a little concerned about?<\/p>\n

Whether I can keep up with my studies in the end. I expect the studyload to be quite high. But on the other side: I take life as it comes. We will see\u2026<\/p>\n

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Yanbin Zhu Study, International Business Administration. From: China<\/h2>\n

Have you found a room already?<\/em><\/p>\n

Yes! It was not that difficult at all actually; I got help from the Casa-Erasmus organization.<\/p>\n

Are there things you don\u2019t feel completely sure\/comfortable about?<\/em><\/p>\n

At times I miss my loved ones, but in general I adapt to new circumstances quite easily. Luckily I have been able to meet a lot of people already and make new friends. You know, it\u2019s quite a big step to at first live with my family for 19 years, and then live abroad and be fully independent.<\/p>\n

How do you feel about starting this study?<\/em><\/p>\n

I\u2019m excited and hope I will learn many new things. In that sense you could say that I am ambitious. In my previous education, I was able to manage relatively easily.<\/p>\n

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Any activities aside from studies on the schedule?<\/p>\n

I already joined STAR! I am interested in study trips, and perhaps a business competition in the future. <\/p>\n

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Stanis\u019aaw Guner: International Economics and Business Economics (IBEB) From: Poland<\/h2>\n

Are you excited about this new phase in your life?<\/i><\/p>\n

I\u2019m\u00a0 quite a down to earth person \u2013 a little reserved at times, but I would say I\u2019m looking forward to it. <\/p>\n

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Can you describe your personality in short?<\/p>\n

I would say I\u2019m quite philosophical. This might sound odd as I\u2019m starting my studies in economics, but philosophy is more of a personal passion.<\/p>\n

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What do you expect from the following year?<\/p>\n

One idea I got from people about The Netherlands is that the country is of course tolerant, open, developed. But also that there is always somebody to help me. What I have experienced so far, is that Erasmus University has a friendly vibe to it.<\/p>\n

Can you describe that vibe a little more specific?<\/i><\/p>\n

It\u2019s just a nice blend of people. From various backgrounds. In that sense Rotterdam is truly an international city.<\/p>\n

How is the coming life stage at university going to be different from earlier ones?<\/i><\/p>\n

Sometimes people dilute themselves that from the one day to the next, university makes you a grown up. I see it more as a gradual progression of my personal life, and the aspirations I could have succeeded for example. For me, growing up is all about new experiences. Experience is everything.<\/p>\n

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