“The exchange student program I did in Amsterdam at Hogeschool van Amsterdam was definitely the highlight of my study at UPH
Universitas Pelita Harapan together with overseas partner universities offer an exchange student program to provide experience and international insight. Through this program in adition to the academic experience with international students and lectures, students can also gain valuable life experiences. The following is the story from?Koko Widiatmoko, Management 2011, one of exchange student program participant at the Hogeschool van?Amsterdam, Netherlands.
“The exchange student program I did in Amsterdam at?Hogeschool van?Amsterdam?was definitely the highlight of my study at UPH. Amsterdam is also a city beyond imagination, it has a lot to offer and is the meeting point where cultural diversity from every part of the world blends in. Whether taking a stroll through the canals, snapping great pictures at the Dam Square, doing groceries with friends at Albert Heijn, or getting a snack from one of the Febo’s automats, the exchange student program to Amsterdam might be the perfect chance you wouldn’t want to miss.
My favorite part of studying abroad had to be?living together with different cultural groups from so many different countries where I met amazing friends from all over the world. It taught myself to be an open-minded person and meet people you normally wouldn’t, back at home.?The building is located right next to the great??Hogeschool van?Amsterdam?campus and near the Ziggo Dome arena which hosts international music concerts of some of the world’s most renowned performers such as Beyonc?, U2, The Script, you name it!
The exposure to various cultural backgrounds has opened my eyes and helped me to realize that there are unpredictable possibilities that exist in this world. I also learned by starting up a friendly conversation, you could make life long friends, or even better, have free accommodation to stay the next time you visit a country where your friend lives! I wouldn’t think twice about participating in the exchange student program if I were you! It’s the best experience and I wouldn’t exchange it for the world, I want you to feel the same wonderful excitements too!”
