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Country:Netherlands

Institution:Universiteit Leiden

City:Leiden

Program:Erasmus+ traineeship

Activity type:Traineeship

Academic year:2021/2022

MU faculty/department:Faculty of Social Studies / Department of Psychology

Study level abroad:Doctoral

✅Check the boxes

How would you categorize your internship?Social sciences

💼How-to: Interning abroad

How did you discover this internship opportunity?Other

Other - please specify:I chose a supervisor and then dealt with the possibilities of financing the trip.

Can you describe the role you held during your internship?Visiting PhD student.

What specific responsibilities and tasks did you do during your internship?I was immediately involved in the expert team. We dealt with the actual needs of the project, implementing data collection, preparing and cleaning the data, rewarding respondents, a lot of code writing.

Did your tasks align with the pre-defined conditions?yes

Did the internship meet your expectations?yes

Did you apply any theory you learned at university during the internship?yes

If yes, can you provide a specific example?Measurement theory especially e.g. IRT.

How well did you manage to communicate in a foreign language?perfectly

Did the institution have any special requirements?Technical knowledge (e.g., specific software skills)
Specific language skills
Level of study

Do you have tips on how to make a great impression on the institution?Maybe find a good match of previous experience and what they are dedicated to at the institution.

How competitive was the selection process? Did you have to go through an application procedure?I have no idea what the competition was like, but almost immediately after writing the email I got an offer to come.

Why would you recommend students do an internship?The Netherlands is the perfect place for a foreign research internship - the science is at a high level, you get to work on projects that would probably not be feasible in the Czech Republic.

💰And how to fund it?

What were your average monthly expenses during the internship?30000 CZK/month

Did the institution provide accommodation?no

If not, how did you find it?Via AirBnB, but I lived in a de facto 6m2 cell for 18000 CZK. That was not optimal.

Did you have any unexpected expenses during the internship?yes

If yes, what were they?I missed my plane due to the strike; Expenses for antihistamines + taxi to the hospital due to anaphylactic shock.

Do you have any tips on how to save money during the internship?Eat frugally, work primarily from home and go nowhere.

🗺 Learn the ropes in a new city

How difficult was it for you to adjust to life abroad?quite a challenge

How well did you manage to communicate in English?perfectly

How does public transport work in the city?runs like clockwork

And what about transport outside the city?runs like clockwork

Where to find connections? How to buy a ticket?Anywhere.

Did you deal with any health issues during your stay?yes

How do you rate the availability of healthcare?I've seen better

🤠Help create the perfect bucket list

What is a must-see in the city?Canals, restaurant on a boat in the canal, Leiden Castle, walk along the original walls, now parks.

What are the must-visit trip destinations?Coastal dunes, national parks, Amsterdam, Gouda Museum and Delft Tower.

Share your best experience:Walking and running in the parks every day.

💅A nugget of wisdom to make the life easier

Did you need to handle a visa?no

How did you get to the place?Plane
Train

Is there anything to watch out for before the trip?It was worth taking my own sleeping bag.

Can you pay by card?almost nowhere

🥳Summary

Whew, what a ride! 😮‍💨 Thanks so much for taking the time to complete our survey and for sharing your unique experience. Just one last thing. 🙏 How would you summarize your trip in one or two sentences?Perfect city for student life, good commute to anywhere, top notch science, nice people.