You have a huge culture driven social base with people from all over the world who you live, interact and grow with. It prepares you to enter the job market through understanding a variety of people whom you haven’t lived with before. This is further pushed by the interactive structure of classes and lectures done by the university as well as the degree of social opportunities it provides through food, committees and activities. I highly recommend this university to anyone looking for a balance of professionalism and social activity.

International bachelor Economics and Business economics (IBEB) is one of the most demanded degrees at Erasmus University. For this reason, it is highly competitive and relatively hard. Although its main focus is the study of economics and its branches, it allows students to experience and understand other subjects so that later on they know specifically where they want to focus. During the first-year students are obligated to follow on-campus tutorials and lectures. On the other hand, the next two years of their studies are going to be more self-reliant. Overall the syllabus is good. However, one crucial thing is the lack of freedom students have in sharing their opinion. The module is given to the students, to study and then reproduce it in the final exam. They don’t have discussions or debates about the topics they study. This is in my opinion, a disadvantage of studying IBEB.

If you are competitive and hard-working, this is the programme for you. There is a lot of stuff to do, so be prepared… you won’t have many breaks. Overall the program is well-developed and I feel like it is incredibly useful. Very problem solving oriented, so mostly no theory, no gimmicks. I believe that it makes you well prepared for any other future obstacle. Student-life is okay, you have many student associations which can be fun, also nightlife in Rotterdam is nice. The program is very international.

This program is very difficult and I feel that the university could provide more help in each program so that students can truly grasp each topic. In my opinion, each topic was taught too quickly with too much information. What we learned in the 8 weeks in accounting was the same that people learn in a year. Many of my peers failed because of this.

For studying Economics/Business, Erasmus University is definitely one of the most prestigious options. Altough the level is not the same as the top English universities, the quality provided is still more than adequate. The reputation of the university allows you to choose more reputable degrees in the future too. The environment is international and friendly, the atmosphere is not so competitive as in other top universities