Reviews of Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN) | Belgium

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Ricciardar R

Università degli Studi di Firenze, Florence, Italy
European Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

The difficulty to find a place to leave, more information about the courses.

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

3

Costs

2

Activities

4

Campus life

4

Party / people

4

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

It's a good university with a lot of students initiatives.

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

3

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

2

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

2

Final comments

I had a lot of expenditures for the exams texts, I would like to have more facility to follow the courses and more help from the university to find a room.

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anonymous

Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Communication and Information Sciences, Undergraduate, 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

3

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

2

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

anyone

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

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

3

Final comments

Leuvn is an international city, the university is used to foreigners. I don't have any suggestions because it's perfect in this way, you are indipendent but you know that you can count on the host staff university's help.

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Ginny W

Mount Allison University, Sackville, Canada
Religion/Theology, Undergraduate, Independent

Overall

I wish I had known...

I wish I had known how the system worked here. I would not have studied here if I had known how bad the quality of academics are here. If you are an exchange student, this university is great because you will have little to no work, and consequently, more time to travel. If you want to actually do a degree here, don't come here.

In my opinion:

Stay home.

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

3

Costs

4

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

2

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

Teach more, research less.

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

Became familiar with another culture

2

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

1

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

2

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

1

Final comments

Don't come here if you want to do a degree. Come here if you are an exchange student or Erasmus student.

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Mualla C

Hanover College, Hanover, IN, United States
European Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

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

We had a term-long mandatory course in Elementary Dutch twice a week with a couple of cultural trips to different cities, where we were forced to use Dutch. Since we were living in the Flemish culture, it was much easier to get used to hearing the language and to practicing it. On the other hand, you would be perfectly fine with English since the majority of the population speaks it fluently.

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Alberdi

Universidad del País Vasco, San Sebastian, Spain
Financial Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:

Family<br> Personal savings

Work opportunities:

I worked during my study abroad experience

Personal spending habits

At home I do not pay a rent because I still live with my parents. I am travelling a lot around Europe. Belgium is very good located to travel to Paris, Amsterdam, Praag, London...

Travel, Overall, Housing:

was more expensive than at home.

Nightlife, Telephone, Food:

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

none

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lirdal

Universidad de Deusto, Bilbao, Spain
Law, European Community/EU, 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations

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

Almost all Belgian students can speak Dutch, French, English and German. Spanish is quite popular as well, so there are no communication problems. In Leuven, given its difficult past with the French speaking community, French is almost never heard in public places. Leuven offers an incredibly good opportunity for foreigners to learn Dutch (the first course is free for Erasmus students!!!).

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