Erasmus University Rotterdam - EUR Speciality : Law
programme: International and European Law

Location: 5/5

Erasmus University Rotterdam has two main campuses in Rotterdam: one in the west, at the Erasmus Medical Centre, and one in the east, called Campus Woudestein. Medical studies are taught at the west campus, while other studies are taught at the east campus. Both campuses are easily accessible from the city centre. It takes less than 25 minutes by public transport and less than 15 minutes by bicycle or car.

Atmosphere and facilities: 5/5

The university is bilingual: everything is written in both Dutch and English. This creates an international atmosphere. Students from all over the world study together. The campus has a library where students can consult literature, both physical and digital. It also has many study spaces and even special quiet zones. There is a supermarket and many cafeterias where students can buy their food or eat it themselves. Last but not least, the campus has a sports centre where students can buy a membership and take part in different sports classes.

Education 4/5

I studied at the Erasmus School of Law and followed the Master’ of International and European Union Law. The Master’s was taught in English and therefore the ratio of Dutch and international students was 50/50.
The modules were taught by different professors, depending on their areas of specialisation. The first, third and fifth modules are general modules with European Union law and international law. For the second module, students can choose between European Union law and international law, and the fourth module consists of two smaller modules where students have a wider choice. The final module consists of the dissertation.

One thing everyone should know about the university is that nothing is handed to you. You have to have a hard worker’s mentality, which means that you have to make time in your daily life to dedicate yourself to your studies. My fellow international students considered the pace at which the modules were taught and the amount of assignments as the main difficulties. Each module consists of required reading, which includes detailed information on many topics. It can be difficult for a student to define the relevant parts in the limited time given. Fortunately, each module comes with a guide that outlines the main objectives of the module for the student to use. In addition, teachers are more than happy to answer any questions students may have. Students are even welcome to send in questions about the content in advance. This way teachers can incorporate the questions into their teaching.

Extracurricular 5/5

At the beginning of each year, the university organises a ‘Eureka Week’. The aim of this week is to introduce the new students to the university. There are also small stands where the student associations promote their activities. These range from sports clubs to music groups and student jobs. This is an ideal way to get to know fellow students outside of the regular study programme and also to discover the city of Rotterdam.

Conclusion

If you want to experience a high quality education in a multicultural city, I would recommend studying at the Erasmus University Rotterdam.

I studied abroad at Erasmus University and had an amazing experience. Teaching is to a very high standard – you can tell professors care about the students and do everything they can to help us understand. The campus is beautiful and the facilities are amazing – the library and polak building has everything you need to study. There are so many international students and I found it so easy to make friends because the ESN (Erasmus student network) organised so many events and trips. Definitely would recommend this university.