Reviews of Karel de Grote Hogeschool (KDG) | Belgium

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Dawid M

Wroclaw University of Technology, Wroclaw, Poland
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Student life dominates the city

Nightlife, Travel, Activities: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Everything was great. I think the best what could happened to me is friendship with people from different countries. We are still in touch and every year we visit each other.

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anonymous

Banku Augstskola, Riga, Latvia
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

Nothing

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

4

Culture

2

Costs

4

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

3

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

Try to involve local students more in the activities of Erasmus students

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

It is much cheaper to use services of Easyjet or Ryanair or to go by bus with Eurolines.

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“Amazing School!”

Yunis E

Belgium, Undergraduate
Marketing and Sales Management, 2019

Overall

They have professionals that have credible field knowlegde. That is what attracted me to the school.

Pros

Good location. Amazing People.

Cons

Nothing at all

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anonymous

Banku Augstskola, Riga, Latvia
Business Studies, 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: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Was happy to have a possibility to improve my language skills in both languages. Found it interesting to learn a new language.

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Amaya S

Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain
Design (Fashion, Graphic, Industrial, Web), Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

that they didn't know what I was going to do in the host unviversity

In my opinion:

I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

4

Culture

3

Costs

3

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

-

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

-

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Grzegorz S

Wroclaw University of Technology, Wroclaw, Poland
Business Studies, Undergraduate, 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: Did not speak it
My level after: Did not speak it

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Almoust all Belgians speak English so I didn't have any problems.

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