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

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Yvonne A

AMA Computer College, Tacloban, Philippines
Computer Science / IT, Graduate, Independent

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Family

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Lifestyle here is much more expensive compared to that in my country. To live a modest life is also a way of being practical.

Food, Housing, Telephone, Overall, Travel:

was the same price as at home.

Nightlife:

was less expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

Learn to save, you never know when you need something.

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Yihan Z

Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: kot

Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice

If returning, I would choose: a good kot

Why?

is funny live in a kot but when its clean is much better, and not sharing with 40 people kitchen and showers

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

Anyway was funny many good experiences on that students building.......

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mar m

California State University Chico, Chico, United States
Philosophy, Undergraduate, Independent

Overall

I wish I had known...

Being from California, I really miss GOOD Mexican and Chinese food.

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

4

Activities

1

Campus life

1

Party / people

1

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

It is a really great school. Yet do not expect to get 20's!

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

3

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

Keep a good attitude during the 8 month long winter. The rain may get you down, but when summer hits Everything is green and wonderful to look at from the library where you will be studying for your June exams.

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Julia F

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Economics, 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

people know english everywhere, you dont really need Dutch, so a lot of people dont even try to learn it - local people also dont expect you to speak dutch, so i spoke english most of the times, but still i learned a lot by listening and reading - its really good to have passive knowledge (and also for some train-personell - they dont always understand english taht well)

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“Excellent University”

Mohamed b

Belgium, Graduate
Economics, 2022

Overall

This University excells in different domains. They offer a wide range of study courses and they have obtained several accredentials. They help their students to give the best of themselves. They also help their students to study or intern abroad in different countries inside and outside of Europe.

Pros

Practical courses, real-life cases, difficult exams...

Cons

Diversity

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pnjavier

Angeles University Foundation, Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines
Engineering, Civil, Graduate, University Agreement

Languages

Language of instruction: Dutch

Was learning Dutch a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Dutch

How much did you improve your Dutch?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I had a litile difficulty at first, but after some friends had hepled me on how to learn the language and culture, everything was smooth sailing. I still remeber them vividly. For foreigners who will study at KUL, my advise is--if you want to survive, THINK BELGIAN!DO NOT TRANSLATE! MINGLE WITH TH EPEOPLE AND LEARN THEIR CULTURE. THEY LOVE IT IF YOU KNOW THEIR CULTURE!

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