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

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Stefano V

Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

Not really

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

2

Activities

4

Campus life

2

Party / people

4

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

I think is hard, but you can manage to suceeded in many exams

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

Became familiar with another culture

2

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

Choose Leuven: you won't regret it!

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Aleksandra C

Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Krakow, Poland
Law, European Community/EU, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

No

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

2

Costs

1

Activities

1

Campus life

1

Party / people

1

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

It is university at very high level of studies.

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

4

Final comments

Be awre that you will have to study a lot. It is advisable to find accomodation in advance.

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Stefano V

Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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: 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: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I have been several times in Ireland and England, however, before coming to Leuven, I had never tried to take exams in English. At the end of the year I suceeded in all of them, so I can say that my English skills are quite improved.

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Yvonne A

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

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Bars in the center of Leuven, you get to see lots of people you know especially those from the same school

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Ginny W

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

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: Did not speak it

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I did not come to Belgium to learn Dutch, and my program was in English. Sometimes, profs did not speak English very well, but mostly, they tried very hard. Almost everyone knows English in Flanders, and they can speak it very well.

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quetzal95

Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Journalism, 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
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: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

At the first moment it was not very easy to communicate in all areas with everybody but as soon as you start to feel relaxed, confortable with your new way of life and with the people you meet there... things go better and better.

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