Reviews of Erasmushogeschool Brussel (EHB) | Belgium

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Olve U

Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Trondheim, Norway
Music and Musicology, Undergraduate, Flemish/Norwegian scholarship exchange agreement

Academic

Course recommendations

- Early music. - The Judaic studies also seemed interesting.

My academic experiences

Quality of courses

Variety of courses

Access to resources

Interaction with teachers

Interaction with international students

Interaction with local students

Personal comments

It's a matter of taste, but personally I found that the lecturer/student relations to be a bit too hierarchic, and with too little academic freedom.

My opinion of the university assessment

Exams at end of course

Exams throughout the course

Essays and/or projects at the end of course

Essays and/or projects throughout the course

Overall

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Dilyana K

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Linguistics, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

At the student-home I had the chance to meet other local and Erasmus students!

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

Overall the conditions were OK. The only remark is concerning the location of the campus, which was far away from the university

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Laura E

Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Cinematography, Graduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Brussels has two oficial languages: French and Flemish, so sometimes it was a bit difficult to communicate and you end up speaking in English, language that everyone speaks there.

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Olve U

Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Trondheim, Norway
Music and Musicology, Undergraduate, Flemish/Norwegian scholarship exchange agreement

Student life

Describe host city:

Student life dominates the city

Travel, Activities, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

- The Film Museum! Really cheap tickets, and an incredible range of movies to see - including 1-2h silent movie session with a real person playing the piano :-)

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Laura E

Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Cinematography, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings<br> An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

I spent more in food and housing because at home i live with my parents. I traveled more because being in Belgium is easier to travel to different countries.

Travel, Overall, Housing, Food:

was more expensive than at home.

Nightlife, Telephone:

was the same price as at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments