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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
It's perfect place for travelling and all this area is really beautiful and interesting (specially Ghent and Brugges that are close to Kortrijk)
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
It was the only option that they offered me and I like this kind of housing because of the independence that it offers me
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Personal comments
I liked the house because it was quite big and I was in contact with other students there, but the conditions of the house weren't very good.
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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Local language was: Different than language of instruction
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Was learning the local language a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language
How much did you improve your the local language?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Although the local language is Dutch and I didn't have too many knowledges about it, almost everybody is able to speak English there and I didn't have problems to communicate with them.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
I spent more money because the Belgian standart of living is higher than Spanish and I travelled a lot there and I phoned to Spain several times per month.
I spent less in nightlife because Spanish nightlife on weekends is more common than Belgian and I was there busier in other aspects like travelling or knowing new people.
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Telephone, Housing, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food:
was the same price as at home.
Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Overall
I wish I had known...
The activities that are planed for Erasmus student there
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
I think they are in the good line and they help the students enought but they should be more flexible when students don't want to follow all the possibilities that they offer, for instance the accomodation
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
Erasmus community there was little but all of us we were very joined, and host university help you to know the rest of the Erasmus student through different activities.
Go-Pass that is a special train ticket is very useful to travel around Belgium cheaply.
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