Delft University Of Technology - [TU DELFT], Delft, South Holland - Accommodation

I was living off campus because in on campus there are a few places on campus. I have to pay around ?300 where I stayed, we had to take care of electricity and internet contract and water is provided them.

I did a bit of research. I also had a few seniors over here so, I knew about it.

individual rooms with shared kitchen and bathroom. cost of utilities covered in rent. total rent is 495 euros

Ranking within top 100 in the world, high research output, good professors who did PhD and post-docs in reputed colleges, including ivy league colleges, affordable education, competitive environment, international-friendly place to live in, no language barrier, large indian community, BSA requirement which increases the standard of education, courses taught in english, offers a challenging honours program in the second year and minor abroad opportunity in the third year for students with good study progress, courses are challenging and not a cake-walk

There are no university hostels. We look for rooms outside which the university helps. It is possible to take a private studio for yourself or shared accommodations. We will be allowed to take a rental allowance upon taking private accommodation. But it is not possible upon availing shared accommodation. The rent would be 350 euros/month - 550 euros/month depending on the accommodation and living area selected.

The university ranks no.1 in the QS world ranking for water management courses. That's the reason for my application to this university. Monetary-wise, the expenses are less when compared to the USA and Australia (Where I had my other admissions from). My interest always lied in wastewater treatment and reuse. Hence, I really wanted to do masters in this stream. Politically as well, The Netherlands has zero racism. You are allowed to be yourself without people judging you. The crime rates are so less that they are starting to close prisons. It was also one of the key parameters in choosing the university.

The university doesn't own any hostels or rooms. However, the university does offer accommodation services, through which you can get rooms more easily at different locations near the university. These get filled up soon, so the earlier you pay the registration fee, the higher are the chances to get it. Apart from this, you can get rooms from HousingAnywhere website (these can be a bit expensive) or facebook groups (beware of scams here, verify the landlord's profile and view the house physically, before making payments). Others can be on specific building websites like cojohousing, Xior, etc. Usual costs are in the range of 400 - 700 euros per month for single rooms. These can be in houses, hostels or stand-alone one-room apartments.

Among the 'space' related specializations offered, this university had the top rank. I focussed on non-USA universities only, because space field coming under the purview of defence in USA, thus restricting job opportunities for non-citizens.